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protector
" I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer."
Neil Armstrong

Meaning of "protector" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PROTECTOR

prəˈtɛktə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTECTOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Protector is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROTECTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Protector

Protector may refer to: ▪ Protector, a title or part of various historical titles of heads of state and others in authority, especially: ▪ Lord Protector, two high positions in the history of the British political system ▪ a Regent for an English or British King ▪ during The Protectorate, the period 1653–1659, the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland was governed by a Lord Protector ▪ Protector, in trust law, a third party who monitors and controls the trustees ▪ Protector, in personality testing, a role variant in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter...

Definition of protector in the English dictionary

The definition of protector in the dictionary is a person or thing that protects. Other definition of protector is a person who exercised royal authority during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the monarch.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTECTOR

collector · connecter · detector · director · hector · injector · inspector · microdetector · nectar · perfecta · photodetector · projector · recta · rector · reflector · respecter · sector · selector · spectre · vector

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTECTOR

protection racket · protection ratio · protectionism · protectionist · protective · protective coloration · protective custody · protective tariff · protectively · protectiveness · protectoral · protectorate · protectorial · protectories · protectorless · protectorship · protectory · protectress · protectrices · protectrix

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTECTOR

actor · art director · artistic director · associate director · connector · corrector · debt collector · deflector · detective chief inspector · effector · executive director · finance director · Health and Safety Inspector · lector · managing director · music director · private sector · public sector · sales director · smoke detector · Spector

Synonyms and antonyms of protector in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROTECTOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «protector» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «protector» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PROTECTOR

Find out the translation of protector to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of protector from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «protector» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

保护人
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

protector
570 millions of speakers
en

English

protector
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

रक्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حامي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

защитник
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

protetor
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

অভিভাবক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

protecteur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Pelindung
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Beschützer
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

保護者
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

보호자
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Pelindung
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bảo vệ
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பாதுகாப்பான்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

सरंक्षककर्ता
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

koruyucu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

protettore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

protector
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

захисник
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

protector
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προστάτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beskermer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

protector
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

protector
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of protector

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTECTOR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of protector
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «protector».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about protector

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «PROTECTOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word protector.
1
Neil Armstrong
I am, and ever will be, a white socks, pocket protector, nerdy engineer.
2
Kurt Busiek
Dracula, if he could see modern corporations, wouldn't like them much. He took care of his people, at least as he saw it. They had very little freedom, but they had a protector.
3
Johnny Galecki
There is that stereotype of a nerd with the high pants and pocket protector and that kind of thing. That can sustain comedy for maybe a movie - hence the 'Revenge of the Nerds' franchise - but not for hopefully years on the air. It's a sight gag, not a story.
4
William Greider
The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.
5
Sheila Jackson Lee
I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America.
6
Olivia Munn
The word 'geek' today does not mean what it used to mean. A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something.
7
Olivia Munn
A geek isn't the skinny kid with a pocket protector and acne. There can be computer geeks, video game geeks, car geeks, military geeks, and sports geeks. Being a geek just means that you're passionate about something.
8
Francois Rabelais
I place no hope in my strength, nor in my works: but all my confidence is in God my protector, who never abandons those who have put all their hope and thought in him.
9
Brandon Routh
I think Superman's journey is to become comfortable on earth. Of course he's got his role as earth's greatest protector but he also wants to be as happy as he can and if that happens to be with Lois then he's going to find a way.
10
Richie Sambora
You know, no matter what I am or what I do for a living, I'm still, you know, the husband and the dad and the protector of the house, and I have to be conscientious about that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTECTOR»

Discover the use of protector in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to protector and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Protector
Physsthpok, a member of the Pak race of aliens, sets out to find a lost group of Breeders sent into space 2 1/2 million years ago, and encounters Brennan, a rebel smuggler of the Belt worlds
Larry Niven, 1987
2
Protector: Book Fourteen of Foreigner
It's coming up on Cajeiri's birthday.
C. J. Cherryh, 2013
3
Protector
Here is the gut-wrenching, heartrending story of hard-bitten Denver homicide detective Jane Perry and nine-year-old Emily Lawrence.
Laurel Dewey, 2013
4
Protector
New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Diana Palmer takes readers back to Jacobsville, Texas, where Hayes Carson is a man on a mission—for justice.
Diana Palmer, 2014
5
Dark Protector
Devlin Bane, an immortal Paladin warrior in the centuries-long battle against evil, is destined to die and be revived over and over again in his quest to protect humankind from the Others, until he finds himself coming ever closer to losing ...
Alexis Morgan, 2006
6
PIMP Protector: A Medical Reference Guide for Rotations
This pocket book is a quick reference to common diseases encountered during clerkship rotations in all specialties.
Quinn Holzheimer, 2007
7
The Protector
After firefighter Cassie Ellis, recovering from a previous blaze, witnesses a serial arsonist in action, her life is placed in danger and the only person she can trust is fellow firefighter Jack O'Malley.
Dee Henderson, 2010
8
Protector
Quintus Ambustus is a slave--Adiona Leonia is a wealthy socialite.
Carla Capshaw, 2010
9
Protector
TRUST, LOVE …AND LIES.
Catherine Mann, 2012
10
Yuletide Protector (Mills & Boon Love Inspired Suspense)
Her ex-husband wants her dead?
Lisa Mondello, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTECTOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term protector is used in the context of the following news items.
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Madonsela hits out at shortcomings in Nkandla report
JOHANNESBURG – Public Protector Thuli Madonsela has hit back at Police Minister Nkosinathi Nhleko's Nkandla report, saying it's riddled with misstatements, ... «Eyewitness News, May 15»
2
This screen protector gives your iPhone an invisible back button
Now, a Kickstarter project for a screen protector called the "Halo Back" wants to fix that problem by adding an invisible back button at the bottom of your iPhone. «Business Insider, May 15»
3
Squabbles as Protector briefs MPs
Parliament - Relations between the ANC and Public Protector Thuli Madonsela seemingly reached a new low on Wednesday as justice portfolio committee ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
4
SABC case puts Protector's powers on trial
“A definitive judgment in relation to the Public Protector's powers and the legal effect of the remedial action taken by the Public Protector is critical to the effective ... «Independent Online, Apr 15»
5
SABC case helps define the public protector's powers
The SABC ignored a damning report on Motsoeneng by the public protector, going on to recommend his appointment as the SABC's chief operating officer – a ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Oct 14»
6
Call to clarify public protector's powers
The judgment has generated debate given its implications, especially on whether President Jacob Zuma should abide by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela's ... «BDlive, Oct 14»
7
Zuma sympathisers gun for Public Protector
Parliament - Parliament has received both a letter from Public Protector Thuli Madonsela describing an impasse with the presidency on her Nkandla report, and ... «Independent Online, Oct 14»
8
Zuma: Who reviews the public protector?
But former public protector, Lawrence Mushwana's investigation of the matter concluded that there was no wrongdoing. The high court subsequently overturned ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Sep 14»
9
Public protector: CEO, CFO resign
The public protector's office on Tuesday confirmed that both chief executive Themba Mthetwa and chief financial officer Dumisani Dlamini have resigned their ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Sep 14»
10
Madonsela: S.Africa's fearless public protector takes on Zuma
Cape Town (AFP) - Named this year by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people, South Africa's Public Protector Thuli Madonsela would ... «Yahoo News, Aug 14»
REFERENCE
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