Protector

Word PROTECTOR
Character 9
Hyphenation pro tect or
Pronunciations /pɹəˈtɛktə/

Definitions and meanings of "Protector"

What do we mean by protector?

One who protects; a guardian. noun

A device that protects; a guard. noun

A person who rules a kingdom during the minority of a sovereign. noun

The head of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1659. noun

One who or that which protects, defends, or shields from injury or any evil; a defender; a guardian; a patron: as, a child's natural protectors. noun

In English history: One who had the care of the kingdom during the king's minority or incapacity; a regent: as, the Duke of Somerset was protector in the reign of Edward VI. noun

capitalized The title (in full Lord Protector) of the head of the executive during part of the period of the Commonwealth: it was held by Oliver Cromwell 1653–8, and by Richard Cromwell 1658–9. noun

In weaving, a stop-motion attached to a power-loom, which immediately stops the loom when the shuttle fails to enter the box. noun

One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury, evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron. noun

One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent. noun

A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc. noun

The title of Oliver Cromwell as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth (1653-1658). noun

Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative. noun

A device or mechanism which is designed to protect. noun

One who prevents interference. noun

A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law. noun

A person who cares for persons or property noun

Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.

A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.

One who prevents interference.

A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.

A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Protector

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The word "protector" in example sentences

That the protector is a female terminator is a masterstroke, but it's Sarah Connor's character that really pushes the envelope. ❋ Unknown (2008)

There are other missteps, like the hilarious CGI werewolf-conference that made me feel like I was on peyote, or the handling of Jacob falling in love with an infant child, still creepy despite Condon's focus on Renesmee all grown up and trying to distract us with the word "protector." ❋ Farihah Zaman (2011)

To rig for a single-line pull, remove the nylon tree strap protector from the winch accessory package. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Also I suspect the desire for some kind of benevolent guardian or protector is a variable human characteristic, which I apparently lack. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their lone protector is a fiercely libertarian logger, once a river driver, who befriends them. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Gabriel and his Harlequin protector, Maya, immediately mobilize to escape New York and find the long-lost Traveler. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The theory behind a surge protector is to keep everything at more or less the same potential. ❋ Unknown (2008)

After going through a rough stretch late in the season in which it gave up seven sacks in two games, the league's best quarterback protector is back on its game. ❋ Unknown (2006)

“Here, if your pocket protector is mauve you are cool.” ❋ Unknown (2005)

Just make sure that the surge protector is grounded. ❋ Unknown (2004)

Nonetheless, in the dark years following the holocaust, a monastic order, whose protector is Saint Leibowitz, struggles to preserve remnants of the lost science through the Memorabilia: scientific texts copied uncountable times waiting for some person to integrate them in a new Renaissance. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Man who professes himself her champion, her protector, is the most subtle and unrelenting enemy she has to encounter: yet, if she determines on a life of celibacy and secludes herself wholly from his society, she becomes an object of universal ridicule. ❋ Unknown (1799)

The holy wafer was in the room on an altar, which she called her protector, her guide, her adviser. [ ❋ James Anthony Froude (1856)

Does he think to offer himself as my "protector" -for a cost? ❋ Ryn Cricket (2010)

If you have EVER picked up your partner *cough*Victor*cough and carried them to the bed as part of sexual play, you are playing the "protector" - you don't grab one arm and a leg and then let the woman's body and head go bump, bump, bump as you drag her halfway to the bed because you only want a person who can take care of their side. ❋ Elizabeth McClung (2008)

D'Onoflio considers himself to be a guiding light within his community, and the Cook County Sheriff's Gangster Squad believes that he plays the role of "protector" -- i.e., protecting Italian-Americans against Negro criminal elements, and that this role and his strongarrn collection and intimidation tactics have helped to insure his long bookmaker/loan shark reign. ❋ Ellroy, James, 1948- (1995)

Her brother was described as her "protector" -- a successful man who is an athletic coach, not a violent, drug-dealing, pot-smoking, baggy pants-wearing "pimp gangsta" from the hood. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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