English

Pronunciation
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/pr��tekt�/
AHD|pr�-t�k't�r

Noun
en-noun

1. Someone who protects or guards,by assignment or on his own initiative.
2. A mechanism which is designed to protect.
3. One who prevents interference.
4. A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

#:I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change. –Jon Huntsman, Jr.

Synonyms
guard
sentry

Translations
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trans-top|someone who protects or guards
Dutch: beschermer m, beschermheer m
Finnish: suojelija
French: protecteur m, guardien m
German: Beschützer m
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Italian: protettore m, protettrice f
Kurdish: KUchar|حا��ز, KUchar|پا��زگار
Spanish: protector/protectora
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trans-top|a mechanism which is designed to protect
Finnish: suoja, suojamekanismi
trans-mid
French: protecteur
trans-bottom

Related terms
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protect
protection
protectoral
protectorate
mid2
protectorship
protectory
protectrice
Lord Protector (also shortened to protector)
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Spanish

Adjective
protector m (f protectora, protectriz)

1. protective

Noun
protector m (f protectora, protectriz)

1. protector

Related terms
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protección
protectorado
protectoría
mid2
protectorio
proteger
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