Standard Lemma guide

proxy

adj · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈpɹɒk.si/
  • US: /ˈpɹɑk.si/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒksi
  • CMU ARPABET: P R AA1 K S IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • a proxy indicator
  • a proxy measurement

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The authority to act for another, especially when written.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

A card used to substitute for another card, when the latter is not available.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: card-games, games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Clipping of proximity mine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

Topics: video-games

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

To serve as a proxy for.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

verb

Meaning 10

To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, networking, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: power of attorney

12

noun

Meaning 12

a person authorized to act for another

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: placeholder, procurator

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: agent

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English procucie, contraction of procuracie, from Anglo-Norman procuracie, from Medieval Latin procuratia, from Latin prōcūrātiō, from Latin prōcūrō (“to manage, administer”) (English procure). Compare proctor.

proximity + -y.

Across languages

Translations

176 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: заместващ (zamestvašt) — used as, or acting as, a proxy
  • Bulgarian: косвен (kosven) — used as, or acting as, a proxy
  • Esperanto: anstataŭa — used as, or acting as, a proxy
  • French: par procuration — used as, or acting as, a proxy
  • Azerbaijani: vəkil — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Belarusian: прадстаўні́к (pradstawník) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Belarusian: прадстаўні́ца (pradstawníca) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Bulgarian: представи́тел (predstavítel) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Bulgarian: представи́телка (predstavítelka) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Bulgarian: пълномо́щник (pǎlnomóštnik) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Bulgarian: пълномо́щница (pǎlnomóštnica) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Catalan: apoderat — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Catalan: apoderada — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代理 (dàilǐ) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: zástupce — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: zástupkyně — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: prostředník — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: zmocněnec — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: zmocněnkyně — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: mandatář — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Czech: mandatářka — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Danish: fuldmægtig — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Danish: stedfortræder — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Dutch: procuratiehouder — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Dutch: gevolmachtigde — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Esperanto: anstataŭulo — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Finnish: asiamies — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Finnish: valtuutettu — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Finnish: edustaja — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • French: fondé de pouvoir — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • French: mandataire — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Galician: persoeiro — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Galician: mandadeiro — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Galician: apoderado — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Galician: percurador — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Galician: tinelista — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • German: Prokurist — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • German: Stellvertreter — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Greek: πληρεξούσιος (plirexoúsios) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Greek: διαμεσολαβητής (diamesolavitís) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Hebrew: שָׁלִיחַ (shalíakh) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Hungarian: helyettes — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Hungarian: megbízott — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Icelandic: staðgengill — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Indonesian: proksi — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Italian: mandatario — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Japanese: 代理 (dairi) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Karachay-Balkar: ёкюл (ökül) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Korean: 대리 (daeri) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Latin: vicārius — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Latin: vicāria — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Macedonian: претставник (pretstavnik) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Macedonian: претставничка (pretstavnička) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Macedonian: полномошник (polnomošnik) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Macedonian: полномошничка (polnomošnička) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Macedonian: ополномоштеник (opolnomoštenik) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Macedonian: ополномоштеничка (opolnomoštenička) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stedfortreder — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fullmektig — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: avløysar — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: varamann — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vikar — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fullmektig — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Occitan: mandatari — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Occitan: mandatària — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Portuguese: procurador — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Portuguese: procuradora — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Portuguese: testa-de-ferro — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Portuguese: laranja — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: представи́тель (predstavítelʹ) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: представи́тельница (predstavítelʹnica) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: уполномо́ченный (upolnomóčennyj) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: уполномо́ченная (upolnomóčennaja) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: пове́ренный (povérennyj) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: пове́ренная (povérennaja) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: дове́ренное лицо́ (dovérennoje licó) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Russian: про́кси (próksi) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Serbo-Croatian: пре́дста̄внӣк — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Serbo-Croatian: пре́дста̄вница — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Serbo-Croatian: prédstāvnīk — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Serbo-Croatian: prédstāvnica — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Slovak: zástupca — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Slovak: zástupkyňa — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Slovene: predstavnik — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Slovene: predstavnica — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Spanish: apoderado — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Spanish: podatario — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Spanish: poderante — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Spanish: nuestramo — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Swedish: ställföreträdare — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Thai: ตัวแทน (dtuua-tɛɛn) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Turkish: ihda — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Turkish: vekil — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایلچی (elçi) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ottoman Turkish: وكیل (vekil) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ukrainian: представни́к (predstavnýk) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ukrainian: представни́ця (predstavnýcja) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ukrainian: уповнова́жений (upovnováženyj) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ukrainian: уповнова́жена (upovnovážena) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Ukrainian: про́ксі (próksi) — agent or substitute authorized to act for another person
  • Arabic: إِنَابَة (ʔināba) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Arabic: اِسْتِنَابَة (istināba) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Arabic: تَفْوِيض (tafwīḍ) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Arabic: تَوْكِيل (tawkīl) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Belarusian: паўнамо́цтва (pawnamóctva) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Bulgarian: пълномо́щно (pǎlnomóštno) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Bulgarian: пълномо́щие (pǎlnomóštie) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Catalan: mandat — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Czech: plná moc — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Czech: zplnomocnění — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Czech: mandát — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Czech: zmocnění — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Dutch: procuratie — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Finnish: valtakirja — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Finnish: valtuutus — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • French: procuration — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Galician: precura — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Galician: poder — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Galician: mandado — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • German: Prokura — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Greek: πληρεξούσιος (plirexoúsios) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Italian: delega — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Latvian: uzdevums — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Macedonian: полномоштво (polnomoštvo) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Middle English: procuracie — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fullmakt — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fullmakt — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Occitan: mandat — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Occitan: procuracion — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Polish: pełnomocnictwo — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Portuguese: procuração — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Russian: полномо́чие (polnomóčije) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Spanish: mandato — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Spanish: poder — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Swedish: fullmakt — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Turkish: yetkili temsilci — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Ottoman Turkish: ایلچیلك (elçilik) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Ottoman Turkish: وكالت (vekâlet) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Ukrainian: повнова́ження (povnovážennja) — authority to act for another, especially when written
  • Bulgarian: косвено измерване (kosveno izmervane) — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • Czech: nepřímé měření — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • Dutch: maatstaf — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • French: mesure indirecte — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • Indonesian: proksi — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • Italian: misura indiretta — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • Occitan: mesura indirecta — (science) measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
  • Bulgarian: про́кси (próksi) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代理服務器 /代理服务器 (dàilǐ fúwùqì) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Chinese Mandarin: 代理 (dàilǐ) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Dutch: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Dutch: interface — (software) an interface for a service
  • Finnish: välityspalvelin — (software) an interface for a service
  • Finnish: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • French: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • German: Proxyserver — (software) an interface for a service
  • Greek: διαμεσολαβητής (diamesolavitís) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Italian: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Japanese: プロキシ (purokishi) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Japanese: プロクシ (purokushi) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Korean: 프록시 (peuroksi) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Korean: 프록시 서버 (peuroksi seobeo) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Macedonian: застапник (zastapnik) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mellomtjener — (software) an interface for a service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Norwegian Bokmål: proxytjener — (software) an interface for a service
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mellomtenar — (software) an interface for a service
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Occitan: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Occitan: proxi — (software) an interface for a service
  • Polish: pośrednik — (software) an interface for a service
  • Portuguese: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Russian: про́кси-се́рвер (próksi-sérver) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Russian: про́кси (próksi) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Tigrinya: ወኪል (wäkil) — (software) an interface for a service
  • Turkish: proxy — (software) an interface for a service
  • Turkish: vekil sunucu — (software) an interface for a service
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