Word family noun protection protector protectionism protectionist protectiveness protectorate adjective protected ≠ unprotected protective protectionist verb protect adverb protectively
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprotectorpro‧tec‧tor /prəˈtektə $ -ər/ noun [countable] PROTECTsomeone or something that protects someone or something elseExamples from the Corpus
protector• But after seeing that motor cyclist, she may need a protector.• If Edward wanted a protector, the duke was, indeed, the inevitable candidate.• Hockey goalies wear a chest protector that is similar to the one a catcher in baseball wears.• The instructors walk around with weapons on their belts and constantly remind their pupils to don their ear protectors.• He sees himself as her protector.• He was my gallant, my protector.• A pocket protector will prevent ink staining your shirt.• a plastic pocket protector• The people roused the protector spirit of the sun, Nga Bal, by singing, dancing, and playing their instruments.• It is a society with few sanctuaries when protectors turn upon you.ProtectorProtector → see Lord Protector 