proctor
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- 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.
- An official at any of several older universities.
- A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
- One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
- A procurator or manager for another.
- A representative of the clergy in convocation.
Verb
- to function as a proctor
- to manage as an attorney or agent
Proper noun
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky.
- A number of places in the United States: A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, named after J. Proctor Knott.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
- A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
- A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Comanche County, Texas.
- A number of places in the United States: A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
Adjective
- Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects.
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