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 gambling industry’s protectors viewed advantage players the same way. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 And look for Maxx Crosby to feast against the Chargers’ pass protectors who couldn’t keep the Cardinals out of Herbert’s backfield. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Chief among Zoe’s longtime protectors are her rancher husband, William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), Billy and Kerry. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 In a role reversal, some children have become their parents' protectors. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 As silly as White and Enes Kanter Freedom look during their cosplay as protectors of women’s sports, the league still had to acknowledge their foolishness and respond that neither man is eligible for the WNBA draft. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Additionally, external protectors can be retrofitted onto individual chain links. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026 Throughout the history of the game, as concerned parties sought evidence, some of football’s most powerful protectors obfuscated the problem. — Emily Harrison, STAT, 31 Aug. 2026 Naturally, Dany, Pau, and Ale have become fierce protectors of this empire, working overtime for the sheer love of it. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectors
  1. guardians
  2. custodians
  3. defenders
  4. bodyguards
Noun
  • Martinez and Jesse became her legal guardians, and Martinez communicated every day with Rachelle’s mother, Maddison, who is still in prison.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In a dystopian Madrid where children become the legal guardians of their parents, María confronts the system when her mother is admitted to La edad menor, an irreversible process of infantilization.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of guardians
Noun
  • But without custodians, this will cease to be the case in the long term.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • However, those lawyers said custodians are not legally required to make charities open accounts to receive funds.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of custodians
Noun
  • Infrastructure issues, higher insurance costs Even if residents don’t like the price tag, defenders of the emergency fees told Grace that long-standing infrastructure issues must be addressed.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Chop Robinson played 50 snaps, had a sack and eight QB pressures and rated fifth of 17 Dolphins defenders.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • Iza typically paid Saavedra or his company around $100,000 per month for round-the-clock bodyguards, according to Saavedra’s plea agreement.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The biggest driver, experts say, is people, like guards stationed outside homes or bodyguards who travel with the executive.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of bodyguards

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“Protectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectors. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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