protégée
noun
a woman under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in her career or welfare.
protégées
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pluralof protégée.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Summers and Bryant said it’s in their best interests to help train aspiring female stunt drivers so that their protégées can lead by example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
While most Florida python hunters are men, Kalil and one of her protégées, Amy Siewe, have proven to be highly effective eradicators.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
But it is most poignant for telling a now-familiar story: one of a powerful man and his protégées.
From Economist ● Jul. 4, 2018
Many of pop’s tough young queens are wielding more control than ever before over image and career matters—Nicki Minaj is a case in point—but many, too, remain protégées of male stars or producers.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2014
But what was levity and ignorance on the part of the delegates meant death, and worse than death, to tens of thousands of their protégées.
From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon
