Proctor,

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proctor \Proc"tor\, n. [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator.
     See {Procurator}.]
     One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.
     Specifically:
     (a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could
         not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the


         bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] --Nares.
     (b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and
         ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at
         common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --Wharton.
     (c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in
         convocation.
     (d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to
         enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.
         [1913 Webster]
         [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t.
     To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or
     agent. --Bp. Warburton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  proctor
       n : someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: {monitor}]
       v : as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {invigilate}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  83 Moby Thesaurus words for "proctor":
     Big Brother, MC, advocate, agent, amicus curiae,
     apprentice teacher, attorney, attorney-at-law, auditor, bailiff,
     barrister, barrister-at-law, boatswain, boss, butler, chief,
     comptroller, controller, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law,
     croupier, curator, custodian, deputy, emcee, factor, floor manager,
     floorman, floorwalker, foreman, friend at court, gaffer, ganger,
     graduate assistant, guardian, head, headman, housekeeper,
     inspector, intercessor, intern, landreeve, lawyer, legal adviser,
     legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist,
     librarian, majordomo, master of ceremonies, monitor, mouthpiece,
     noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, paraprofessional,
     pleader, practice teacher, praepostor, prefect, procurator,
     pupil teacher, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer, seneschal, sirdar,
     slave driver, solicitor, steward, straw boss, student assistant,
     subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor,
     taskmaster, teaching assistant, teaching fellow, teaching intern,
     visitor
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PROCTOR. One appointed to represent in judgment the party who empowers him, 
  by writing under his hand called a proxy. The term is used chiefly in the 
  courts of civil and ecclesiastical law. The proctor is somewhat similar to 
  the attorney. Avl. Parerg. 421. 
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Proctor, AR
    Zip code(s): 72376
  Proctor, MN (city, FIPS 52630)
    Location: 46.74310 N, 92.22739 W
    Population (1990): 2974 (1245 housing units)
    Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 55810
  Proctor, MT
    Zip code(s): 59929
  Proctor, OK
    Zip code(s): 74457
  Proctor, VT
    Zip code(s): 05765
  Proctor, WV
    Zip code(s): 26055

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Proctor, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
     Population (2000):    2852
     Housing Units (2000): 1246
     Land area (2000):     3.025155 sq. miles (7.835114 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    3.025155 sq. miles (7.835114 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            52630
     Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
     Location:             46.743213 N, 92.225553 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     55810
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Proctor, MN
      Proctor