as in guardian
someone that protects
the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector
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Recent Examples of protector
Continue on for more deals worth shopping at Wayfair’s 72-Hour Clearout Sale, including a platform bed and a waterproof mattress protector.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-5, 313-pound Smith is a three-year starter at left tackle, and one of the nation’s elite pass protectors.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The Hoosiers’ offensive line is good, and left tackle Carter Smith is one of the best pass protectors in the nation.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Those two ensure the Cavs always have at least one rim protector on the floor; both rank in the top 10 nationally in block rate, per KenPom, with Onyenso — who has had three or more blocks in three straight games — leading the country.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2026
The 6-foot-5, 313-pound Smith is a three-year starter at left tackle, and one of the nation’s elite pass protectors.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
The Hoosiers’ offensive line is good, and left tackle Carter Smith is one of the best pass protectors in the nation.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026
Those two ensure the Cavs always have at least one rim protector on the floor; both rank in the top 10 nationally in block rate, per KenPom, with Onyenso — who has had three or more blocks in three straight games — leading the country.
—Brendan Marks, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for protector
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Parents, guardians and others can also contribute up to $5,000 annually until children turn 18 years old.—
Jessica Dickler,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Apparently, the Meyers in Long Beach were ruled unfit as guardians, or Lynn refused to go back to them, so juvenile authorities located some blood relatives, possibly her father or half sister, and put her on a train back East.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Heaps is returning home while some other national team stars have gone to Europe in the past year, including defender Naomi Girma and Alyssa Thompson.—
Romi Bean,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Daniels is a perimeter defender and Green guards frontcourt players, and both are arguably the best in their respective roles.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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The subpoena to Frey's office reportedly asked for multiple categories of documents and ordered the office's records custodian to appear for testimony next month.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
21 Jan. 2026
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He gets passed from one custodian to another, including scientists and aristocrats, all around Europe.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Free-solo climber Alex Honnold was reportedly paid about $500,000 to climb the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or protection, an act that carried a nontrivial risk of death.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These plans are not insurance, and therefore not subject to the Affordable Care Act's rules or protections, says Joann Volk, a professor at Georgetown University who studies private insurance markets.—
Mahsa Saeidi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When Smith showed up to the Vanity Fair event after the ceremony, his bodyguard recognized Jackson and requested a photo with her.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
23 Jan. 2026
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Twelve-year-old Atari (Koyu Rankin) soon journeys there aboard a miniature Junior Turboprop to reunite with his bodyguard pup, Spots (Liev Schreiber).—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Protector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protector. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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