as in guardian
someone that protects
the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector
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Recent Examples of protector
This gene encodes a protein, also known as p53, which serves as a crucial cell protector.
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New Atlas, 20 May 2025
Chicago’s protectors of wildlife and wild places are joining hands and turning to the public.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
These are our favorite straps, screen protectors, chargers, and cases to go with it.
—Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Those involved with the brand have described Reuss as a protector, vanguard and even spiritual leader of sorts for Cadillac.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 May 2025
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New Atlas, 20 May 2025
Chicago’s protectors of wildlife and wild places are joining hands and turning to the public.
—Megan Ross, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
These are our favorite straps, screen protectors, chargers, and cases to go with it.
—Brenda Stolyar, Wired News, 9 May 2025
Those involved with the brand have described Reuss as a protector, vanguard and even spiritual leader of sorts for Cadillac.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for protector
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protector
Noun
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Most rides have a family waiting area for parents or guardians to switch off with kids who either can’t or don’t want to ride.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Then some of the bombs that Mayday placed go off right as the guardians’ cars drive by.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
20 May 2025
Noun
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The Trump administration has emerged as a staunch defender of a far-right German political party with Nazi echoes.—
Elizabeth Robinson,
NBC news,
29 May 2025
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There is an obligation to buy included in the defender’s deal, which means he will be contracted at Spurs until 2030 once that is activated.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Work history, balances and identity stay with you, not employers or third-party custodians.—
Miguel Kudry,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Don and his mother were fixtures in the Post’s headquarters on Fifteenth Street; Don seemed to know everyone’s name—reporters, receptionists, custodians.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Yet President Trump has also called for a massive expansion of highway construction, raising the real danger that, without protections in place, a new wave of infrastructure will repeat old patterns of destruction.—
Deborah N. Archer,
Time,
21 May 2025
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However, cybersecurity does not have to be expensive; instead, organizations can take a strategic approach to implementing cost-effective security measures that provide maximum protection.—
Jamie Akhtar,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The Mexican driver got stuck in traffic and ran, with his bodyguard, two kilometers to the meet-and-greet event.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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The attack, which claimed the lives of two of his bodyguards, was attributed by García Harfuch to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, one of Mexico's most powerful drug trafficking organizations.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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“Protector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protector. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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