protector

Etymology
From, from , , from , from. Displaced native.

Noun

 * 1) Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
 * 2) * 2005 January 3,, quoted in “Highlights from Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s inauguration speech”, , 4 January 2005:
 * I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service &mdash; not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change.
 * 1) A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
 * 2) One who prevents interference.
 * 3) A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
 * 4)  One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
 * 5)  A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.
 * 1)  A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.

Translations

 * Arabic: حَامٍ
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani: qoruyucu,, himayədar
 * Bengali: ,
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chamorro: a'adahi
 * Czech:
 * Danish: beskytter
 * Dutch:, ,
 * Faroese: verndari
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: protector
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: προστάτης
 * Irish: cosantóir
 * Italian: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: حافیز, پاڕێزگار
 * Northern Kurdish: parastvan, parastvan
 * Latin: patronus, patrona, protector, protectrix, tūtor, fautor,
 * Old Church Slavonic: параклитъ
 * Old English: sċildend
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, protectoare
 * Russian: ,
 * Sanskrit:
 * Scottish Gaelic: tèarmannair
 * Spanish:, , valedor
 * Swedish:, protektor
 * Turkish:, , , ,
 * Ukrainian: захисник, захисниця
 * Urdu: محافظ


 * Russian:


 * Bulgarian:, протектор
 * Catalan:
 * Finnish:, suojamekanismi
 * French:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, protectoare
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) protective serving to protect

Noun

 * 1)  someone who protects or guards

Noun

 * 1)  a device or mechanism which is designed to protect

Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * A, guardian, regent etc.
 * 1)  Title of certain orphanage governors

Synonyms

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Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  (all senses)
 * 2) guardian; guard

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) protective

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) protective