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proctor definition

proc·tor (präk′tər)

noun

  1. a person employed to manage the affairs of another; agent; attorney
  2. a person who supervises or monitors students, as at an examination

Etymology: ME proketour, contr. < procuratour: see procurator

transitive verb

to supervise (an academic examination)

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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