noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
chest
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He gave me a weak smile and hiked his chest protector up to his nose.
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A deuce-and-a-half backed up to the door ramp, and men began loading chest protectors on to the truck.
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The chest protectors , though, were still not available.
■ VERB
become
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Increasingly the Thatcher governments became the protector of the ratepayer rather than the defender of local democracy.
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Like Artemis, Mary became the patron protector of women in childbirth.
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He became a protector of the species four years ago at a time when badger baiting had reached alarming proportions.
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There have always been surprisingly few monopolies though they have become principal protectors of the exclusivity of the legal profession.
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On their return they were given the Charles University which they absorbed into the Clementinum, and the emperor became their protector .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a plastic pocket protector
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A pocket protector will prevent ink staining your shirt.
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He sees himself as her protector .
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Hockey goalies wear a chest protector that is similar to the one a catcher in baseball wears.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But after seeing that motor cyclist, she may need a protector .
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He was my gallant, my protector .
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If Edward wanted a protector , the duke was, indeed, the inevitable candidate.
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It is a society with few sanctuaries when protectors turn upon you.
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The instructors walk around with weapons on their belts and constantly remind their pupils to don their ear protectors.
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The people roused the protector spirit of the sun, Nga Bal, by singing, dancing, and playing their instruments.