as in guardian
someone that protects
the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector
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as in guardians
someone that protects
the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector
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Loretta Lynch, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
Hampton is a true three-down running back who can execute in either a zone or gap scheme, inside or outside, as a receiver and a pass protector.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
These zippered covers are just like mattress protectors, but for your bed pillows instead.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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That voter initiative in the early 20th century made the commission the primary protector of California’s families and businesses against rapacious or unsafe electric and gas utilities.
—Loretta Lynch, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2025
Hampton is a true three-down running back who can execute in either a zone or gap scheme, inside or outside, as a receiver and a pass protector.
—Daniel Popper, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
Despite our role as protectors of forest ecosystems, Indigenous communities receive less than 1 percent of global climate finance.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
These zippered covers are just like mattress protectors, but for your bed pillows instead.
—Carly Totten, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Protector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protector. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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