Meaning

7 senses
  1. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

    Beschützer

    защи́тникzaščítnik, защи́тницаzaščítnica

    захисникzaxysnyk, захисницяzaxysnycja

  2. Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

    A headmate who primarily fronts, or otherwise protects the system, in situations where the system is at risk of psychological harm.

  3. A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.

    предохрани́тельpredoxranítelʹ, проте́кторprotɛ́ktor

  4. One who prevents interference.

  5. A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

    Protektor

    проте́кторprotéktor

  6. (UK, historical)One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.

  7. A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.

More definitions
  • a person who cares for persons or property

Examples

17 sentences
  1. Tom is my protector.

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  2. Tom was my protector.

    ruТом был моим защитником.

    deTom war mein Beschützer.

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  3. I need a new screen protector for my phone.

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  4. He portrayed himself to be a protector of the innocent.

    deEr stellte sich selbst als Beschützer der Unschuldigen dar.

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  5. Make sure the TV is plugged into a surge protector.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
someone who protects or guards:
Русский
By meaning 2
someone who protects or guards:
a mechanism which is designed to protect:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
someone who protects or guards:
a state exercising a protectorate:

Origin

From Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, protector and its etymon Lat

From Middle English protectour, from Anglo-Norman protectour, protector and its etymon Latin prōtēctor, from prōtegō (“shield, protect”). By surface analysis, protect + -or. Displaced native Old English sċildend.

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