adj · noun · verb · 12 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈpɹɒk.si/
US:/ˈpɹɑk.si/
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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
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