protégé
noun
pro·té·gé
ˈprō-tə-ˌzhā 
ˌprō-tə-ˈzhā
: one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
Examples of protégé in a Sentence
He was a protégé of the great composer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Girod was a protege of Chris Bianco, one of the country’s most celebrated pizza makers, and here, his Neapolitan-style creations are flavored with very Italian ingredients like guanciale and pistachio.
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Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
And in 1999, he was acquitted of criminal charges stemming from a nightclub shooting that sent his former protege, Shyne, to prison for 10 years.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
Beshear — who won a convincing reelection victory last November over a McConnell protege — had already seen his influence over selecting a senator greatly diminished by GOP lawmakers.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
The major storyline of Stan’s former protege Harry Haddad (Giles Matthey) gets sidelined, for the most part.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
My good friend, an 18-year-old saxophone protege, was shot to death while practicing, along with hundreds of others in the city.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Porter, a protege of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren who flipped a swing district in Orange County, is a 50-year-old minivan-driving single mother known for her tough questioning and use of whiteboards during congressional hearings.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
He's known for honing the skills of Queen Maeve, A-Train, and the Deep — and he's taken Golden Boy (Patrick Schwarzenegger) as his new protege.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine was among his proteges and paid tribute to the late rocker with a thoughtful post on Instagram.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Apr. 2024
And in 1999, he was acquitted of criminal charges stemming from a nightclub shooting that sent his former protege, Shyne, to prison for 10 years.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 9 Apr. 2024
Beshear — who won a convincing reelection victory last November over a McConnell protege — had already seen his influence over selecting a senator greatly diminished by GOP lawmakers.
—Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
The major storyline of Stan’s former protege Harry Haddad (Giles Matthey) gets sidelined, for the most part.
—Susan Young, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024
My good friend, an 18-year-old saxophone protege, was shot to death while practicing, along with hundreds of others in the city.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2024
Porter, a protege of Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren who flipped a swing district in Orange County, is a 50-year-old minivan-driving single mother known for her tough questioning and use of whiteboards during congressional hearings.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
He's known for honing the skills of Queen Maeve, A-Train, and the Deep — and he's taken Golden Boy (Patrick Schwarzenegger) as his new protege.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Sep. 2023
Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine was among his proteges and paid tribute to the late rocker with a thoughtful post on Instagram.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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protégé
noun
pro·té·gé
ˈprōt-ə-ˌzhā
: a person under the care or training of someone influential especially for the furthering of his or her career
Etymology
French, from protéger "to protect"
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