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Procter vs Proctor - What's the difference?

procter | proctor |

Proctor is a alternative form of procter.



As proper nouns the difference between procter and proctor

is that procter is {{surname} while Proctor is {{surname}.

As a noun 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.

procter

English

Alternative forms

* Proctor

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • (surname)

    • proctor

    English

    (wikipedia 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)