proctor
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- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 13
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- 7
Definition of proctor
18 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (Canada, Philippines, US)A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
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noun
- (Canada, Philippines, US)A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
- (UK)An official at any of several older universities.
- (British)A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
- (obsolete)One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
- A procurator or manager for another.
- A representative of the clergy in convocation.
verb
- (Canada, Philippines, US)to function as a proctor
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(transitive)to manage as an attorney or agent
“All examinations , including self - study examinations and retake examinations , shall be proctored by a representative of the approved sponsor”
name
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
- A number of places in the United States:
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adj
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(not-comparable)Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects.
“Proctor density; Proctor value”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.
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