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[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
proctor \proc"tor\, n. oe. proketour, contr. fr. procurator.
   see procurator.
   one who is employed to manage to affairs of another.
   specifically:
   a a person appointed to collect alms for those who could
       not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the
       bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. obs. --nares.
   b eng. law an officer employed in admiralty and
       ecclesiastical causes. he answers to an attorney at
       common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --wharton.
   c ch. of eng. a representative of the clergy in
       convocation.
   d an officer in a university or college whose duty it is to
       enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.
       1913 webster
       1913 webster
see also:
procurator 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
proctor \proc"tor\, v. t.
   to act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or
   agent. --bp. warburton.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
proctor
     n : someone who supervises an examination syn: monitor
     v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating syn: invigilate
see also:
monitor invigilate 
[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
83 moby thesaurus words for "proctor":
   big brother, mc, advocate, agent, amicus curiae,
   apprentice teacher, attorney, attorney-at-law, auditor, bailiff,
   barrister, barrister-at-law, boatswain, boss, butler, chief,
   comptroller, controller, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law,
   croupier, curator, custodian, deputy, emcee, factor, floor manager,
   floorman, floorwalker, foreman, friend at court, gaffer, ganger,
   graduate assistant, guardian, head, headman, housekeeper,
   inspector, intercessor, intern, landreeve, lawyer, legal adviser,
   legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist,
   librarian, majordomo, master of ceremonies, monitor, mouthpiece,
   noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, paraprofessional,
   pleader, practice teacher, praepostor, prefect, procurator,
   pupil teacher, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer, seneschal, sirdar,
   slave driver, solicitor, steward, straw boss, student assistant,
   subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor,
   taskmaster, teaching assistant, teaching fellow, teaching intern,
   visitor




[5] : Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
proctor. one appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him, 
by writing under his hand called a proxy. the term is used chiefly in the 
courts of civil and ecclesiastical law. the proctor is somewhat similar to 
the attorney. avl. parerg. 421. 



[6] : U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
proctor, ar
  zip codes: 72376
proctor, mn city, fips 52630
  location: 46.74310 n, 92.22739 w
  population 1990: 2974 1245 housing units
  area: 7.8 sq km land, 0.0 sq km water
  zip codes: 55810
proctor, mt
  zip codes: 59929
proctor, ok
  zip codes: 74457
proctor, vt
  zip codes: 05765
proctor, wv
  zip codes: 26055

[7] : U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
proctor, mn -- u.s. city in minnesota
   population 2000:    2852
   housing units 2000: 1246
   land area 2000:     3.025155 sq. miles 7.835114 sq. km
   water area 2000:    0.000000 sq. miles 0.000000 sq. km
   total area 2000:    3.025155 sq. miles 7.835114 sq. km
   fips code:            52630
   located within:       minnesota mn, fips 27
   location:             46.743213 n, 92.225553 w
   zip codes 1990:     55810
   note: some zip codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   headwords:
    proctor, mn
    proctor



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