Protector Definition

prətektər, prōtektər
protectors
noun
protectors
A person or thing that protects; guardian; defender.
Webster's New World
A device that protects; a guard.
American Heritage
A person ruling a kingdom during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the sovereign.
Webster's New World
The title held by Oliver Cromwell (1653-58) and his son Richard (1658-59), during the British Protectorate.
Webster's New World
The head of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1659.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Protector

Noun

Singular:
protector
Plural:
protectors

Origin of Protector

  • From Latin, from protegere 'to shield, protect'

    From Wiktionary

Protector Sentence Examples

  • Without your protector, you'll never be welcomed at the Council.

  • Maybe you should become the protector of humanity.

  • During this reign the work of the Reformation made rapid progress, the sympathies both of the Protector and of the young king being decidedly Protestant.

  • He is the great sportsman, the incomparable archer, the lover of the greenwood and of a free life, brave, adventurous, jocular, open-handed, a protector of women.

  • But as his star seemed rising that of his royal protector declined.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRO

Words Ending With

RORTOR

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With P9 Letter Words Ending With R