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Proctor vs Proctor - What's the difference?

proctor | proctor |

In soil science|lang=en terms the difference between proctor and proctor

is that proctor is (soil science) pertaining to the proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: proctor density, proctor value while proctor is (soil science) pertaining to the proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: proctor density, proctor value .

In surname terms the difference between proctor and proctor

is that proctor is while proctor is .

As adjectives the difference between proctor and proctor

is that proctor is (soil science) pertaining to the proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: proctor density, proctor value while proctor is (soil science) pertaining to the proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: proctor density, proctor value .

As proper nouns the difference between proctor and proctor

is that proctor is while proctor is .

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)

    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)