proctor

  • 21proctor — UK [ˈprɒktə(r)] / US [ˈprɑktər] noun [countable] Word forms proctor : singular proctor plural proctors American someone who invigilates examinations Derived word: proctor UK / US verb intransitive/transitive Word forms proctor : present tense… …

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  • 22Proctor — adjective Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: Proctor density, Proctor value …

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  • 23proctor — noun Etymology: Middle English procutour procurator, proctor, alteration of procuratour Date: 14th century supervisor, monitor; specifically one appointed to supervise students (as at an examination) • proctor verb • proctorial adjective •… …

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  • 24proctor — proctorial /prok tawr ee euhl, tohr /, adj. proctorially, adv. proctorship, n. /prok teuhr/, n. 1. a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations. 2. an official charged with various duties, esp. with the maintenance of good order …

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  • 25proctor — 1. noun a) 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. b) An official at any of several older universities Syn …

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  • 26Proctor — Someone employed to manage another s business affairs; a steward; also, a lawyer who worked in courts of *canon law. The term was used in the 13c and later of the official today called churchwarden . He was responsible for managing the funds for… …

    Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

  • 27Proctor — This interesting surname is of early medieval English origin, and is an occupational name for a steward, deriving from the Middle English prok(e)tour , a contracted form of the Old French procurateor , from the Latin procurare , to manage. The… …

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  • 28proctor — verb Proctor is used with these nouns as the object: ↑exam …

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  • 29Proctor — Original name in latin Proctor Name in other language State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 46.74716 latitude 92.22547 altitude 379 Population 3057 Date 2011 05 14 …

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  • 30proctor — proc|tor [ˈprɔktə US ˈpra:ktər] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: procurator] AmE someone who watches students in an examination to make sure that they do not cheat British Equivalent: invigilator >proctor v [T] …

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