Meanings
nouninvigilator (plural invigilators)
plural invigilators
- CommonwealthIrelandUKA person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latininvigilatus
- Englishinvigilator
From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مراقب
- مراقب (murāqib)supervisor of students
Finnish valvoja
- valvojasupervisor of students
French surveillant
- surveillantsupervisor of students
Malay pengawas peperiksaan
- pengawas peperiksaansupervisor of students
Persian مُراقِب
- مُراقِب (morâgeb)supervisor of students
Polish osoba nadzorująca przebieg egzaminu
- osoba nadzorująca przebieg egzaminusupervisor of students
Russian наблюда́тель
- наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ)supervisor of students
Spanish invigilante, invigilador
- invigilantesupervisor of students
- invigiladorsupervisor of students
Swedish tentamensvakt, tentavakt
- tentamensvaktsupervisor of students
- tentavaktsupervisor of students
Welsh goruchwyliwr
- goruchwyliwrsupervisor of students
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APA
invigilator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invigilator
MLA
“invigilator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invigilator. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “invigilator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/invigilator.
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