how to pronounce proctor

/ˈpɹɒk.təɹ/

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proctor is pronounced in two syllables

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pɹɒktəɹ

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An example use of proctor in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Chris Proctor has previously worked in …”

meanings of proctor

noun:

  1. One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
  2. A procurator or manager for another.
  3. A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
  4. A representative of the clergy in convocation.
  5. An official at any of several older universities.
  6. 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.

name:

  1. A surname​.
  2. A town in Vermont.
  3. A city in Minnesota.
  4. A census-designated place in Oklahoma.

verb:

  1. To manage as an attorney or agent.
  2. To function as a proctor.

adjective:

  1. Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects.

proctor frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word proctor occurs in english on average 2.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics proctor can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that proctor can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;

words that rhyme with proctor

doctor

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