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A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- His status as a protégé of the great artist had many benefits, but was ultimately a burden.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: apprentice, mentee, pupil
Antonyms: none provided
Borrowed from French protégé, past participle of protéger (“to protect”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
ربيب
(rabīb)
— person who is guided and supported
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Arabic:
مَحْمِيّ
(maḥmiyy)
— person who is guided and supported
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Azerbaijani:
proteje
— person who is guided and supported
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Chinese Mandarin:
門徒 /门徒
(méntú)
— person who is guided and supported
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Dutch:
protegé
— person who is guided and supported
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Dutch:
beschermeling
— person who is guided and supported
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Finnish:
suojatti
— person who is guided and supported
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French:
protégé
— person who is guided and supported
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French:
protégée
— person who is guided and supported
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German:
Günstling
— person who is guided and supported
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German:
Protegé
— person who is guided and supported
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German:
Mündel
— person who is guided and supported
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German:
Schützling
— person who is guided and supported
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Greek:
προστατευόμενος
(prostatevómenos)
— person who is guided and supported
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Greek:
προστατευομένη
(prostatevoméni)
— person who is guided and supported
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Hawaiian:
luhi
— person who is guided and supported
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Hungarian:
védenc
— person who is guided and supported
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Hungarian:
pártfogolt
— person who is guided and supported
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Japanese:
子飼い
(kogai)
— person who is guided and supported
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Japanese:
プロテジェ
(puroteje)
— person who is guided and supported
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Japanese:
門徒
(monto)
— person who is guided and supported
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Japanese:
メンティー
(mentī)
— person who is guided and supported
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Macedonian:
пулен
(pulen)
— person who is guided and supported
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Māori:
paruhi
— person who is guided and supported
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Māori:
poipoinga
— person who is guided and supported
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Persian:
شاگرد
(shãgerd)
— person who is guided and supported
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Polish:
protegowany
— person who is guided and supported
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Polish:
protegowana
— person who is guided and supported
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Portuguese:
pupilo
— person who is guided and supported
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Russian:
протеже́
(protɛžé)
— person who is guided and supported
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Serbo-Croatian:
штићеник
— person who is guided and supported
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Serbo-Croatian:
štićenik
— person who is guided and supported
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Swedish:
protegé
— person who is guided and supported
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Swedish:
skyddsling
— person who is guided and supported
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Tagalog:
tagapagtanod
— person who is guided and supported
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Turkish:
çırak
— person who is guided and supported
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Ukrainian:
протеже́
(protežé)
— person who is guided and supported
