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Protector vs Wall - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between protector and wall

is that protector is someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative while wall is a rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

As a verb wall is

to enclose with a wall.

As a proper noun Wall is

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protector

English

Alternative forms

* protectour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
  • A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
  • One who prevents interference.
  • A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
  • * Jon Huntsman, Jr.
    • I stand before you in the spirit of pure public service — not as a protector of the status quo, but as an agent of change.
  • (UK, historical) One having the care of the kingdom during the king's minority; a regent.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (Roman Catholic) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.

    • Synonyms

    * guard * sentry

    Related terms

    * protect * protection * protectoral * protectorate * protectress * protectorship * protectory * protectrice * Lord Protector (also shortened to protector)

    wall

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l), (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
  • A structure built for defense surrounding a city, castle etc.
  • :
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-08, volume=407, issue=8839, page=52, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The new masters and commanders , passage=From the ground, Colombo’s port does not look like much. Those entering it are greeted by wire fences, walls dating back to colonial times and security posts. For mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas, the delights of the B52 Night Club and Stallion Pub lie a stumble away.}}
  • Each of the substantial structures acting either as the exterior of or divisions within a structure.
  • :
  • *, chapter=7
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=[…] St.?Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.}}
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=14 citation , passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall . Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime.}}
  • A point of desperation.
  • A point of defeat or extinction.
  • An impediment to free movement.
  • :
  • A type of butterfly (Lasiommata megera ).
  • A barrier.
  • :
  • A barrier to vision.
  • Something with the apparent solidity and dimensions of a building wall.
  • :
  • A divisive or containing structure in an organ or cavity.
  • *
  • *:The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis'', with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in ''Frullania spp.
  • (lb) A fictional bidder used to increase the price at an auction. Also called a chandelier.
  • (lb) A line of defenders set up between an opposing free-kick taker and the goal.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2011, date=January 23, author=Alistair Magowan, work=BBC
    • , title= Blackburn 2-0 West Brom , passage=Blackburn were the recipients of another dose of fortune when from another Thomas pass Odemwingie was brought down by Jones inside the penalty area, but referee Mark Clattenburg awarded a free-kick which Chris Brunt slammed into the wall .}}
  • (lb) A personal notice board listing messages of interest to a particular user.
    • Synonyms
    * (fictional bidder at an auction) chandelier

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To enclose with a wall
    • He walled the study with books.
  • To enclose by surrounding with walls.
    • They had walled in the garden
  • To separate with a wall
    • The previous owners had walled off two rooms, making an apartment.
  • To seal with a wall
    • They walled up the basement space that had been used as a coal bin.

    Derived terms

    * abdominal wall * bounce off the walls * blue wall of silence * brick wall * cell wall * climb the walls * diaphragm wall * drywall * firewall * hole-in-the-wall * paywall * retaining wall * stonewall, stone wall * up the walls * wall clock * wall fan * wall in * wall off * wall of silence * wallpaper * walls have ears * wall up * wall unit

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . See also (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To boil.
  • To well, as water; spring.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) *.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, dialectal) A spring of water.

    • Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot or wale.

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