Synonyms for protector
prəˈtɛk tərpro·tec·tor

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1. protectornoun

   Synonyms:
   sentry, guard

2. protectornoun

   Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.

   Synonyms:
   guard, sentry

3. protectornoun

   A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.

   Synonyms:
   sentry, guard

4. protectornoun

   One who prevents interference.

   Synonyms:
   sentry, guard

5. protectornoun

   A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

   I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change. Jon Huntsman, Jr.

   Synonyms:
   guard, sentry

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. defender, guardian, protector, shieldernoun

   a person who cares for persons or property

   Synonyms:
   guardian, shielder, defender, withstander

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1. • Preserver

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1. protectornoun

   Synonyms:
   guardian, champion, defender

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. protectornoun

   Synonyms:
   defender, guardian, patron

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1. List of paraphrases for "protector":

   saver, protecteur, protective, shield, overload, protectant, patron, defender, guardian, surcharge

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1. People Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford:

   It's not about being a macho, muscled protector.

2. Scott Snyder:

   The main side effect that I see is that it raises questions about the credibility of the United States as a protector, as an alliance partner, and that's not good for the relationship.

3. Plato:

   The people have always some champion whom they set over them and nurse into greatness...This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs when he first appears he is a protector.

4. Maritza Cibuls:

   It turns out my husband just forgot to put the mattress protector on when he changed the sheets.

5. Lawrence Goldstone:

   If you look at the history of this country from Supreme Court until now, for almost our entire history it has been conservative, it has been a protector of a certain status quo. It has certainly been protective of white rule.