proctor

CEFRB2

/prˈɑktər/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who supervises students during an examination.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.

Examples

  • The proctor walked slowly up and down the aisles during the examination.

  • "Would you be willing to proctor this test?"

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɹɒktə(ɹ)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An official at any of several older universities.

  2. 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.

  3. A procurator or manager for another.

More examples

In context

  • Proctor density; Proctor value

  • All examinations , including self - study examinations and retake examinations , shall be proctored by a representative of the approved sponsor

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The exam blank walked around the room to make sure no one cheated.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.