- protector
- I(Roget's IV) n.Syn. champion, defender, patron, sponsor, safeguard, benefactor, supporter, advocate, partisan, guardian angel, guard, shield, bulwark; guide, philosopher, friend; Maecenas, abettor, savior, stand-by, promoter, mediator, friend at court, counsel, second, backer, upholder, sympathizer, tower of strength in time of need, tutelary, genius, big brother*, big sister*, angel*, cover*, front*; see also guardian .II(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: guard, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch. See AWARENESS, SAFETY. 2. The act or a means of defending: defense, guard, preservation, protection, safeguard, security, shield, ward. See ATTACK.
English dictionary for students. 2013.