Found 2 items, similar to proctor.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: proctor proctor n : someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: monitor] proctor v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: invigilate]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Proctor Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t. To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster] 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]