invigilator

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invigilator

  • /ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/

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From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo.

noun invigilators

  1. Commonwealth, Ireland, UK A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
  2. Ireland, UK, archaic A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.

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noun supervisor of students

Españolinvigilante, invigilador
Françaissurveillant
Русскийнаблюда́тель nabljudátelʹ
العربيةمراقب murāqib

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@misc{invigilator_2026,
  title = {invigilator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/invigilator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}