From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proctor \Proc"tor\, verb (used with an object) To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. --Bp. Warburton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Proctor \Proc"tor\, noun [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator. See {Procurator}.] One who is employed to manage to affairs of another. Specifically: (a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] --Nares. (b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --Wharton. (c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in convocation. (d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: someone who supervises (an examination) [syn: {monitor}]
verb
1: as of students taking an exam, to prevent cheating [syn: {invigilate}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
83 Moby Thesaurus words for "proctor": Big Brother, MC, advocate, agent, amicus curiae, apprentice teacher, attorney, attorney-at-law, auditor, bailiff, barrister, barrister-at-law, boatswain, boss, butler, chief, comptroller, controller, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law, croupier, curator, custodian, deputy, emcee, factor, floor manager, floorman, floorwalker, foreman, friend at court, gaffer, ganger, graduate assistant, guardian, head, headman, housekeeper, inspector, intercessor, intern, landreeve, lawyer, legal adviser, legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist, librarian, majordomo, master of ceremonies, monitor, mouthpiece, noncommissioned officer, overman, overseer, paraprofessional, pleader, practice teacher, praepostor, prefect, procurator, pupil teacher, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer, seneschal, sirdar, slave driver, solicitor, steward, straw boss, student assistant, subforeman, super, superintendent, supervisor, surveyor, taskmaster, teaching assistant, teaching fellow, teaching intern, visitor
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Proctor, AR Zip code(s): 72376 Proctor, MN (city, FIPS 52630) Location: 46.74310 N, 92.22739 W Population (1990): 2974 (1245 housing units) Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55810 Proctor, MT Zip code(s): 59929 Proctor, OK Zip code(s): 74457 Proctor, VT Zip code(s): 05765 Proctor, WV Zip code(s): 26055
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Proctor, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 2852 Housing Units (2000): 1246 Land area (2000): 3.025155 sq. miles (7.835114 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.025155 sq. miles (7.835114 sq. km) FIPS code: 52630 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 46.743213 N, 92.225553 W ZIP Codes (1990): 55810 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Proctor, MN Proctor
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