protectors

noun

plural of protector
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 The Horned Frogs also return one of the nation’s top rim protectors in junior center Clara Silva and sophomore wing Clara Bielefeld. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026 Gang leaders in urban communities, like warlords in conflict zones, often position themselves as providers, protectors, mentors and father figures. — Charles Wratto, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026 Mixing puppetry, live theater and Indigenous percussion, the production turns familiar bogeymen into protectors while asking audiences to reconsider who — and what — poses the real danger. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Drew Blackard, Samsung’s SVP of Mobile Product Management, touts the software as a more flexible alternative to stick-on privacy screen protectors. — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The city of Philadelphia continues to mourn one of its protectors. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 But the older image of the yakuza as protectors of the community did not disappear altogether. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The grips that slide onto the back of the Joy-Con protectors are modular, too. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 Tin Cans Tin cans can be repurposed into many different eco-friendly outdoor products like planters, seedling protectors, and bird feeders. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectors
  1. guardians
  2. custodians
  3. defenders
  4. bodyguards
Noun
  • And even in parks, parents and guardians have to keep children stiflingly close, out of the path of all the bionic combos of muscle and machinery barreling through.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
  • That's because their potential guardians get detained themselves or are afraid or unable to complete the sponsorship process.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of guardians
Noun
  • This includes custodians, nurses, information technology specialists and administrative coordinators.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • When custodians ignore or slow-walk responses, our FOIA rights diminish.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of custodians
Noun
  • OpenAI is also sharing its architecture and lessons from its previous sprint, along with a blueprint for empowering cyber defenders across industry and government.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Johnson’s 15-yard run in the third quarter, a play during which five Denver defenders had a shot, was a big moment in a touchdown drive.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • He was dressed in his campaign uniform of a Carhartt jacket over a tight black T-shirt and dark-wash jeans, and accompanied by his three bodyguards.
    — Eliza Griswold, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Godfrey proposes a pan-European fleet of orbital bodyguards patrolling clusters of European assets to ward off future Russian attempts to jam or damage the satellites.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bodyguards

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“Protectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectors. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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