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protector
[pruh-tek-ter]
noun
a person or thing that protects; defender; guardian.
English History.Ìý
a person in charge of the kingdom during the sovereign's minority, incapacity, or absence.
Also called Lord Protector.Ìý(initial capital letter)Ìýthe title of the head of the government during the period of the Protectorate, held by Oliver Cromwell (1653–58) and by Richard Cromwell, his son (1658–59).
protector
1/ ±è°ùəˈ³ÙÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™ /
noun
a person or thing that protects
history a person who exercised royal authority during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the monarch
Protector
2/ ±è°ùəˈ³ÙÉ›°ì³ÙÉ™ /
noun
short for Lord Protector, the title borne by Oliver Cromwell (1653–58) and by Richard Cromwell (1658–59) as heads of state during the period known as the Protectorate
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- protectoral adjective
- protectorless adjective
- protectorship noun
- subprotector noun
- subprotectorship noun
- ±è°ù´Çˈ³Ù±ð³¦³Ù°ù±ð²õ²õ noun
- ±è°ù´Çˈ³Ù±ð³¦³Ù´Ç°ù²¹±ô adjective
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of protector1
Example Sentences
But, she told the court, despite the tumult she also felt like his protector and wanted to remain in his circle.
Beginning at Ellie’s 15th birthday and moving through subsequent ones, the episode chronicled the shifting dynamic in the main characters’ father-daughter relationship, from a tight bond between orphan and her adopted protector to near estrangement.
Send him packing in a deal that brings the Lakers the sort of lob partner and rim protector whose absence knocked you out of the postseason.
Stadium staff and Toulouse's lion mascot gathered post protectors to place underneath the parachutist and a large children's inflatable was brought in from outside the stadium to provide further cushioning.
And so I have felt like a protector to some degree of the music throughout this process.
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