■ noun
1》 a person or thing that protects.
2》 ( Protector ) historical a regent in charge of a kingdom during the minority, absence, or incapacity of the sovereign.
↘(also Lord Protector of the Commonwealth ) the title of Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard as heads of state in England 1653–9.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ship noun
protectress noun