Proctor is a synonym of invigilator.
As nouns the difference between invigilator and proctor
is that invigilator is a person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor while proctor is 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.
As a verb proctor is
to function as a proctor.
As an adjective Proctor is
pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: Proctor density, Proctor value.
As a proper noun Proctor is
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invigilator
English
Noun
(chiefly, UK, or, archaic) A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor
(chiefly, UK, or, archaic) A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.
proctor
Alternative forms
* proctour (obsolete)
Noun
(
en noun)
(US) 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.
(UK) An official at any of several older universities
(British, legal) A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts
(obsolete) One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden.
Synonyms
* (examination supervisor) invigilator
Derived terms
*proctorial
*proctorship
Verb
(
en verb)
(US) To function as a proctor.
To manage as an attorney or agent.
- (Bishop Warburton)
