protégée
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of protégée
1770–80; < French, feminine of protégé protégé ( def. )
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When their bus breaks down on the way to a showcase, a troupe of ballerinas led by “Dance Moms” alum and one-time Sia protégée Maddie Ziegler becomes stranded in a remote hotel-bar-dungeon-arms factory outside Budapest.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Leading the challenge from the right is former culture minister Rachida Dati, 60, one-time protégée of ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
Now Tutberidze is back with her latest protégée.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
One terrific scene, in which an older Lenny gently corrects a young student’s conducting technique, could be a direct rebuke of his chillier fictional protégée, Lydia Tár.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
Tonks was crying silently into a handkerchief: She had been close to Mad-Eye, Harry knew, his favorite and his protégée at the Ministry of Magic.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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
Some companies, for instance, have designated a certain restaurant where senior leaders take protégées for breakfast or lunch.
From New York Times ● Oct. 9, 2017
Only people who have set themselves to help poor ladies know the difficulties of the undertaking, and the miseries their protégées endure.
From Home Life in Germany by Sidgwick, Alfred, Mrs.
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