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protégé definition

pro·tégé (prōt′ə z̸hā′, prōt′ə z̸hā′)

noun

a person guided and helped, esp. in the furtherance of his or her career, by another, more influential person

Etymology: Fr, pp. of protéger < L protegere, protect

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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