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proctor¹

  • /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.

noun proctors · proctour

  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.

    Similar: 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.

verb proctors · proctoring · proctored · proctour

  1. Canada, Philippines, US to function as a proctor
  2. transitive to manage as an attorney or agent All examinations , including self - study examinations and retake examinations , shall be proctored by a representative of the approved sponsor

Proctor²

Where it comes from

The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor.

proper noun Procter

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky.
  3. A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, named after J. Proctor Knott.
  4. An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
  5. An unincorporated community in Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
  6. A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
  7. A census-designated place in Comanche County, Texas.
  8. A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
  9. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

adjective Procter

  1. not comparable Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects. Proctor density; Proctor value

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: invigilate, monitor, invigilator, supervisor, monitoring, tithe, overseer, headmistress, beauchamp, procter, proctour, proproctor, proctress, probator, praepositor, scrutineer

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noun person who supervises students as they take an examination

Españolproctor
Portuguêsfiscal
Françaissurveillant
DeutschKlausuraufsicht
Русскийнаблюда́тель nabljudátelʹ
العربيةمُرَاقِب murāqib

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@misc{proctor_2026,
  title = {proctor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proctor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}