What is another word for proctor?

Pronunciation: [pɹˈɒktə] (IPA)

Proctor is a term which is used to refer to a person who supervises a group of people taking an exam or conducting any sort of test. There are several synonyms that can be used for this word. The most common ones include invigilator, supervisor, monitor, overseer, and examiner. These words can be used interchangeably depending on the context of the situation. While "proctor" is more commonly used in academic settings, "supervisor" and "overseer" are more commonly used in corporate or business settings. In any case, all of these synonyms refer to a person tasked with overseeing a group and ensuring that they follow rules and complete an assigned task, especially an exam.

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Usage examples for Proctor

The battle of the Thames is memorable rather because of the defeat and death of Tecumseh, than because of the flight of proctor and the capture of his British regulars; and for the opening of the Southwest the ferocious fight at the Horseshoe Bend was almost as important as the far more famous conflict of New Orleans.
"Thomas Hart Benton"
Theodore Roosevelt
My mother's proctor, who is very intimate with the proctor applied to by the wretch, has come at this information in confidence; and hints, that, as Mr. Lovelace is a man of high fortunes, these difficulties will probably be got over.
"Clarissa, Volume 5 (of 9)"
Samuel Richardson
Have we not Mr. proctor with us, both in Knowledge and the Cornhill?
"The Mark Of Cain"
Andrew Lang

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