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adj
Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Qualifier: soil science
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name
A surname originating as an occupation.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Lee County, Kentucky.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, named after J. Proctor Knott.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Morgan County, Missouri.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Plunketts Creek Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A census-designated place in Comanche County, Texas.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
A town and census-designated place therein, in Rutland County, Vermont.
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name
A number of places in the United States:
An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, Philippines, US
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noun
An official at any of several older universities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
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noun
A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK
Topics: law
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noun
One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
A procurator or manager for another.
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noun
A representative of the clergy in convocation.
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verb
to function as a proctor
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verb
to manage as an attorney or agent
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Usage: transitive
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noun
someone who supervises (an examination)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: monitor
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Broader terms: supervisor
Narrower terms: invigilator
verb
watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: invigilate
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Broader terms: watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on
History
The soil test was originally developed by Ralph R. Proctor.
Inherited from Middle English procatour, procutour, contraction of procuratour; compare proxy. Doublet of procurator and procurer.
Across languages
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