Proctor Definition

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proctors
noun
proctors
A person employed to manage the affairs of another; agent; attorney.
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A person who supervises or monitors students, as at an examination.
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(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.

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(UK) An official at any of several older universities.

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(UK, law) A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.

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verb
To supervise (an academic examination)
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(US) To function as a proctor.
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To manage as an attorney or agent.

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adjective

(soil science) 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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pronoun
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A city in Minnesota.

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A town in Vermont.

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Other Word Forms of Proctor

Noun

Singular:
proctor
Plural:
proctors

Origin of Proctor

  • Middle English procutor, proctour university officer, manager from procuratour procurator

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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