proctor

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/

Definition of proctor

18 senses · 4 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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

  1. (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.
  2. (UK)An official at any of several older universities.
  3. (British)A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
  4. (obsolete)One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
  5. A procurator or manager for another.
  6. A representative of the clergy in convocation.

verb

  1. (Canada, Philippines, US)to function as a proctor
  2. (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

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
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adj

  1. (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”

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.

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