plural proctors
: someone who supervises or monitors students:
a
US
: someone who oversees student examinations
The primary job of the proctor is to monitor students to ensure they're following testing room rules and not sharing answers.—
Arika Harron
Arika HarronIf a test proctor isn't following protocol, or test-takers haven't been given the correct amount of time, results can be skewed.—Alizah Salario
Alizah Salario
b
British
: an officer at a university who is responsible especially for disciplinary measures
At night proctors patrolled the street and dogged your steps if you tried to go into any haunt where the presence of vice was suspected.—Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler
proctor
verb, transitive + intransitive
proctored; proctoring; proctors
proctor an exam
Some of the teachers volunteered to proctor.
see also proctorial, proctorship
Examples of proctor in a Sentence
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The scheme involved a teacher impersonator taking the exam in front of a corrupt testing proctor, according to Ogg.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The scandal involved bribing a testing proctor to allow test applicants and their proxies to switch places, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said at a news conference Monday.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Darian Nikole Wilhite, a proctor at TACTIX, is alleged to have taken bribes to allow Newton to act as a testing proxy.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Ahmed Ghazi, the director of minimally invasive and robotic surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, has used Vuzix headsets for remote teaching, allowing trainees to see from a proctor’s viewpoint.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
The scandal involved bribing a testing proctor to allow test applicants and their proxies to switch places, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said at a news conference Monday.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
Darian Nikole Wilhite, a proctor at TACTIX, is alleged to have taken bribes to allow Newton to act as a testing proxy.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Ahmed Ghazi, the director of minimally invasive and robotic surgery at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, has used Vuzix headsets for remote teaching, allowing trainees to see from a proctor’s viewpoint.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Proctor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proctor. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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proctor
noun
proc·tor
ˈpräk-tər 
: a person who supervises students during an examination
proctor
verb
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