proctor

UK: /ˈprɒktə/ US: /ˈprɑktɚ/ ,(prok′tər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

proc•tor /ˈprɑktɚ/   n. [countable]

1. one whose job is to keep watch over students during examinations.

v. 

2. to supervise or monitor: [~ + object]
   to proctor the exam.
   [no object]
   to proctor during the exam.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

proc•tor  (prok′tər), n. 

1. a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
2. an official charged with various duties, esp. with the maintenance of good order.

v.t., v.i. 

3. to supervise or monitor.

• contracted variant of procurator 1350–1400; Middle English

proc•to•ri•al  (prok tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-), adj.  proc•to′ri•al•ly, adv. 
proc′tor•ship′, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

proctor / ˈprɒktə/ noun

1. a member of the teaching staff of any of certain universities having the duties of enforcing discipline
2. (formerly) an agent, esp one engaged to conduct another's case in a court
3. one of the elected representatives of the clergy in Convocation and the General Synod

Etymology: 14th Century: syncopated variant of procurator

proctorial / prɒkˈtɔːrɪəl/ adjective