protector

  1. Noun.  Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on his own initiative.
  2. Noun.  A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
  3. Noun.  One who prevents interference.
  4. Noun.  A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.

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