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Uncommonproctor
The correct spelling is proctor.
How to pronounce proctor
noun
Say it like: Pro-cto-r
The correct spelling is proctor. A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student;…
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
- 2.An official at any of several older universities.
- 3.A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
- 4.One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
- 5.A procurator or manager for another.
verb
- 1.To function as a proctor
- 2.To manage as an attorney or agent
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