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Examiner vs Proctor - What's the difference?

examiner | proctor |

As nouns the difference between examiner and proctor

is that examiner is a person who investigates someone or something 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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examiner

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who investigates someone or something.
  • A person who marks an examination.

    • Related terms

    * cross-examiner

    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)