proctor

noun proc·tor \ ˈpräk-tər \

Updated on: 16 Apr 2018

Definition of proctor

: supervisor, monitor; specifically : one appointed to supervise students (as at an examination)

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proctor

verb

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proctorial

play \präk-ˈtȯr-ē-əl\ adjective

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proctorship

play \ˈpräk-tər-ˌship\ noun

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Recent Examples of proctor from the Web

The league could turn the test-taking into a couple days worth of programming, at least, with a B-list celebrity host/proctor and an uncomfortable amount of game show shtick.

— jacob feldman, SI.com, "Just Publish the Wonderlic Scores—All of Them," 2 Apr. 2018
In addition to setting up the classes and acting as the unofficial proctor to keep the din manageable and the proceedings moving along, Newman also makes videos of the dishes being made, posting them online at youtube.com/culturevulture18.

— richard a. marini, San Antonio Express-News, "Cooking the food of the world, right here in S.A.," 22 Jan. 2018
Frank Garibay, a detective with the San Antonio Police Department who had returned to the institute as a proctor after taking coursework himself, said his training here had transformed what his department could do.

— nicholas fandos, New York Times, "The Secret Service Calls for Backup on Its Other Job," 20 July 2017
Judges and proctors make sure all work is done by the students.

— mary salatino, Aurora Beacon-News, "Fox Valley student team big winners at Robofest World Championship," 9 June 2017

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