Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t. To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or agent. --Bp. Warburton.
Proctor \Proc"tor\, n. [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.
In the next row a student averts his eyes from the proctor and stares at his hands.
No proctor required Mr. Mailer to put down his pen as time ran out.
No one has criticized us," he said, "except for the president and the proctor.
An examination proctor discovered the copies missing Monday morning shortly before the test was to be administered.
"At first, they asked if I was the proctor for the test.
Ballard said Cezar served for the past two semesters as a proctor who was given room and board in LSU's athletic dormitory in return for his services as an unpaid supervisor.