proctor

noun

proc·​tor ˈpräk-tər 

plural proctors

: someone who supervises or monitors students:

a

US : someone who oversees student examinations

The primary job of the proctor is to monitor students to ensure they're following testing room rules and not sharing answers.

—Arika Harron

If a test proctor isn't following protocol, or test-takers haven't been given the correct amount of time, results can be skewed.

—Alizah Salario

b

British : an officer at a university who is responsible especially for disciplinary measures

At night proctors patrolled the street and dogged your steps if you tried to go into any haunt where the presence of vice was suspected.

—Samuel Butler

proctor verb, transitive + intransitive

proctored; proctoring; proctors

proctor an exam

Some of the teachers volunteered to proctor.

see also proctorial, proctorship

Examples of proctor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a testing proctor, Piper ensures certification candidates can demonstrate the skills outlined in the USC Manual of Cross-Connection Control, a vital resource in the field. —Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2024

The scheme involved a teacher impersonator taking the exam in front of a corrupt testing proctor, according to Ogg. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024

The scandal involved bribing a testing proctor to allow test applicants and their proxies to switch places, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said at a news conference Monday. —Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024

Darian Nikole Wilhite, a proctor at TACTIX, is alleged to have taken bribes to allow Newton to act as a testing proxy. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English procutour procurator, proctor, alteration of procuratour

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

proctor

noun

proc·​tor ˈpräk-tər 

: a person who supervises students during an examination

proctor verb