as in guardians
someone that protects
the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector
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Recent Examples of protectors
There's an opportunity to turn a quick profit Gold and silver, traditionally, have been considered income protectors versus income producers.
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Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Since floors like vinyl are prone to scratching, Stein always recommends adding furniture protectors to the bottom of your furniture.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Water protectors, youth leaders, scientists and legal experts offered their perspectives and showcased research on water access, water quality and water law.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Instead of free items, the brand provides an Instant Gift Credit (up to $300) with a mattress purchase, which can be immediately used on accessories like the Harmony Pillow, sheets or protectors.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
Environmentalists, the tourism industry and Gulf residents are fierce protectors of the state’s white sand beaches.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Both pockets on that shirt are packed with pens sans pocket protectors.
—Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
Stubborn and can be a bit standoffish, but great protectors.
—D.l. Davis, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Dambo’s trolls are forest protectors but in a far more tender way.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Matt Richardson, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Since floors like vinyl are prone to scratching, Stein always recommends adding furniture protectors to the bottom of your furniture.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2025
Water protectors, youth leaders, scientists and legal experts offered their perspectives and showcased research on water access, water quality and water law.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Dec. 2025
Instead of free items, the brand provides an Instant Gift Credit (up to $300) with a mattress purchase, which can be immediately used on accessories like the Harmony Pillow, sheets or protectors.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 1 Dec. 2025
Environmentalists, the tourism industry and Gulf residents are fierce protectors of the state’s white sand beaches.
—Kylie Williams, Miami Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Both pockets on that shirt are packed with pens sans pocket protectors.
—Literary Hub, 26 Nov. 2025
Stubborn and can be a bit standoffish, but great protectors.
—D.l. Davis, jsonline.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Dambo’s trolls are forest protectors but in a far more tender way.
—Khadejeh Nikouyeh, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectors
Noun
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With guardians present, detectives discussed the earlier assault and took the three juveniles into custody.—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the editors and unpaid reviewers who act as guardians of the scientific literature are newly besieged.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The first move by its latest custodians was a $NZ 25 million (approximately $14 million) makeover for the famed lodge.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Your Kansas tax dollars pay for salaries of state employees, from university chancellors and aerospace researchers to prison guards and custodians.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Excitement for young defenders in Year 2 The Panthers’ 2025 draft class has earned rave reviews over the past several months.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2026
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The 24-year-old succeeds against all three levels of the pass defense, blocks well against defensive backs and even front-seven defenders and runs for yards off jet-motion touches, screens and downfield passes.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Jan. 2026
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An attempt to serve the warrant led to a tense, hours-long standoff with the president’s bodyguards at the presidential residence, where Yoon had confined himself.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Jan. 2026
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Baraka had told his bodyguards to step aside when the agents came to make the arrest.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Protectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectors. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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