Proctor

  1. Adjective.  (soil science) Pertaining to the Proctor test, a standardized test measuring soil moisture-density, especially for the requirements of construction projects: ''Proctor density, Proctor value''.
  2. Noun.  (US) A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student.
  3. Noun.  (UK) An official at any of several older universities.
  4. Noun.  (British, legal) A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts.
  5. Verb.  (US) To function as a proctor.

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