proctor
Other forms: proctors; proctored
A proctor keeps an eye on students who are taking a test to make sure they don't cheat. The invention of the cell phone has certainly made proctors' lives tougher.
For college entrance exams, students are often supervised by a professional proctor, while in less official situations, like a pop quiz, the proctor is usually the teacher herself. Proctor is both a noun and a verb, so you might say that a proctor's job is to proctor, or make sure no test-takers' eyes are straying. The Latin root word is procuratorem, which means "manager."
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someone who supervises (an examination)
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synonyms:
monitor
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types:
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invigilator
someone who watches examination candidates to prevent cheating
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type of:
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supervisor
one who supervises or has charge and direction of
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invigilator
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watch over (students taking an exam, to prevent cheating)
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synonyms:
invigilate
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type of:
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follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
follow with the eyes or the mind
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follow, keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over
Vocabulary lists containing proctor
Neel, a young Bengali boy, searches his island home to find a tiger cub and rescue it from a man who hopes to sell it on the black market.
Cash and Delaney's friendship is tested when they get the chance to leave their working-class community to study at an elite prep school.
Don’t be a procrastinator — learn this list of words, known as agent nouns, referring to people performing an action or a job — all ending in -or. Here are links to our lists for this collection: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
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