Dictionary Definition
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /prəˈtektə/
Noun
- Someone who protects or guards,by assignment or on his own initiative.
- A mechanism which is designed to protect.
- One who prevents interference.
- A state or other subject under international law, exercising a
protectorate over
another subject in international law.
- I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change. –Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Related terms
- protect
- protection
- protectoral
- protectorate
- protectorship
- protectory
- protectrice
- Lord Protector (also shortened to protector)
Translations
someone who protects or guards
- Dutch: beschermer , beschermheer
- Finnish: suojelija
- French: protecteur , guardien
- German: Beschützer
- Italian: protettore , protettrice
- Kurdish: ,
- Spanish: protector/protectora
a mechanism which is designed to protect
- Finnish: suoja, suojamekanismi
- French: protecteur
Spanish
- protector
Related terms
Extensive Definition
wiktpar protector Protector means a
person or thing that protects, and may refer to:
- Protector
(title), a title or part of various historical titles of heads
of state and others in authority, especially:
- Lord Protector, two high positions in the history of the British political system
Protector may also refer to:
In books and comics:
- Protector
(novel), a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer Larry
Niven
- Pak Protector, a form of alien life in this and other novels by Niven
- Protector (comics), a superhero briefly a member of the New Teen Titans
- Protector (Marvel Comics), a character in the Marvel Universe
- The Protector (novel), a 2003 novel by David Morrell
In film:
- The Protector (1985 film), a Hong Kong action film starring Jackie Chan
- Tom-Yum-Goong (US title: The Protector), a 2005 Thai martial arts film
In gaming:
- Protector (arcade game), a prototype-only arcade video game by Gottlieb
- Protector (Atari game), a 1999 video game for the Atari Jaguar by Songbird Productions
- Protector (Vectrex game), a 2003 video game for the Vectrex
In military:
- Protector USV, an Israeli unmanned surface vehicle
- Protector M151, a remotely controlled weapons station
- Protector (submarine), a 1901 submarine built by American naval engineer Simon Lake
- HMAS Protector, two different ships operated by the Royal Australian Navy
In other uses:
- Protector (trust), in trust law, a third party who monitors and controls the trustees
- Protector (role variant), in personality testing, a role variant in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter
See also
protector in French: Protector
protector in Japanese: プロテクター
protector in Norwegian: Protector
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
advocate, apologist, benefactor, benefactress, bodyguard, champion, defender, guard, guardian angel, paladin, patron, patroness, pillar, prince regent, protectress, queen regent,
regent, rock, safekeeper, supporter, tower, tower of strength, upholder, vindicator