Meanings
proctor1
plural proctors · alternative obsolete proctour
- CanadaPhilippinesUSA 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.
Synonyms: invigilator
- UKAn official at any of several older universities.
- UKlawA legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
- A procurator or manager for another.
- A representative of the clergy in convocation.
present singular third person proctors · participle present proctoring · participle past proctored · past proctored · alternative obsolete proctour
- CanadaPhilippinesUSto function as a proctor
Proctor2
alternative Procter
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, named after J. Proctor Knott.
- An unincorporated community in Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
- A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
alternative Procter
- not comparablesoil sciencePertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects.
Proctor density; Proctor value
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
verbwatch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
proctor · noun, verb
- Middle Englishprocatour
- Englishproctor
Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Proctor · proper noun, adjective
The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُرَاقِب
- مُرَاقِب (murāqib)person who supervises students as they take an examination
Catalan supervisor, vigilant d'exàmens
- supervisorperson who supervises students as they take an examination
- vigilant d'exàmensperson who supervises students as they take an examination
Finnish valvoja
- valvojaperson who supervises students as they take an examination
French surveillant
- surveillantperson who supervises students as they take an examination
German Klausuraufsicht
- Klausuraufsichtperson who supervises students as they take an examination
Māori kaitiaki whakamātautau
- kaitiaki whakamātautauperson who supervises students as they take an examination
Persian مراقب
- مراقب (morâgeb)person who supervises students as they take an examination
Polish osoba nadzorująca przebieg egzaminu, pracownik uniwersytecki
- osoba nadzorująca przebieg egzaminuperson who supervises students as they take an examination
- pracownik uniwersyteckiUK university official
- pracowniczka uniwersyteckaUK university official
- prawniklegal practitioner
- prawniczkalegal practitioner
Portuguese fiscal
- fiscalperson who supervises students as they take an examination
Russian наблюда́тель
- наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ)person who supervises students as they take an examination
Spanish proctor
- proctorperson who supervises students as they take an examination
Swedish tentamensvakt
- tentamensvaktperson who supervises students as they take an examination
Cite this entry
proctor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctor
“proctor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proctor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proctor.
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