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proctors

proctors is the plural of proctor.

Meaning of proctor

Noun

proctor (plural proctors)

  1. (Canada, Philippines, 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; an invigilator.
    Synonyms:
    invigilator
  2. (UK) An official at any of several older universities.
  3. (UK) A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
  4. (obsolete) One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
  5. A procurator or manager for another.
  6. A representative of the clergy in convocation.

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Phrases with proctors

Questions about proctors

What is proctors the plural of?
Proctors is the plural of proctor.

Words near proctors in the dictionary

  1. proctorizes
  2. proctorizing
  3. proctorling
  4. proctorlings
  5. proctorrhea
  6. proctors
  7. proctorship
  8. proctorships
  9. proctoscope
  10. proctoscopes
  11. proctoscopic

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