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   Pro·tec·tor

   /prəˈtektər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing that protects someone or something: "ear protectors" Similar defenderpreserverbodyguardguardianguardchampionwatchdogombudsmanknight in shining armorguardian angelpatronchaperoneescortkeepercustodianminderinformal:hired gunguardshieldpadbuffercushionscreenprotection
   • 2. a person in charge of a kingdom during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the sovereign: historical "the King's uncle became Protector"
   • ▪ the title of the head of state in England during the later period of the Commonwealth between 1653 and 1659, first Oliver Cromwell (1653–58), then his son Richard (1658–59).

   Derivatives

   • 1. protectoral adjective
   • 2. protectorship noun

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