protégé
noun
pro·té·gé
ˈprō-tə-ˌzhā 
ˌprō-tə-ˈzhā
: one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
Examples of protégé in a Sentence
He was a protégé of the great composer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Loomer also called Noble a protege of James Clapper, who served as director of national intelligence in the Obama administration and has been deeply critical of Trump.
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
This has been an area rife for activism with Icahn protege Keith Meister on the board of MGM, two activists in Penn Entertainment and two more activists in Entain with Eminence founder Ricky Sandler on the board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
The Braves in fact lost one of their key free agents, backup catcher Travis d'Arnaud, to the Angels — where Anthopoulos' protege´, Perry Minasian, is the general manager — shortly after the 2024 World Series concluded.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Musk and his team of young proteges, which included members as young as 19 years old, set to work gaining access to extremely sensitive personal data of Americans, including Social Security and taxpayer info.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Wilson’s somewhat familiar with Miami’s offense because of his three-year tenure as a starter with Jets, which ran a similar west coast scheme to what McDaniel runs based on his background as a Mike Shanahan protege.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Still, the governor’s criticism of Donalds is striking given the similarities between the two Trump proteges.
—Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
That is, until the driver of the No. 21 Cup car — and protege of Earnhardt Jr. — realized his friends were serious.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Jordan's on-screen debut occurred on June 27, 2023, during NXT: Gold Rush, where she was introduced as the protege of Dana Brooke.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
This has been an area rife for activism with Icahn protege Keith Meister on the board of MGM, two activists in Penn Entertainment and two more activists in Entain with Eminence founder Ricky Sandler on the board.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 22 Mar. 2025
The Braves in fact lost one of their key free agents, backup catcher Travis d'Arnaud, to the Angels — where Anthopoulos' protege´, Perry Minasian, is the general manager — shortly after the 2024 World Series concluded.
—Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
Musk and his team of young proteges, which included members as young as 19 years old, set to work gaining access to extremely sensitive personal data of Americans, including Social Security and taxpayer info.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Wilson’s somewhat familiar with Miami’s offense because of his three-year tenure as a starter with Jets, which ran a similar west coast scheme to what McDaniel runs based on his background as a Mike Shanahan protege.
—Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Still, the governor’s criticism of Donalds is striking given the similarities between the two Trump proteges.
—Kirby Wilson, Sun Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
That is, until the driver of the No. 21 Cup car — and protege of Earnhardt Jr. — realized his friends were serious.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2025
Jordan's on-screen debut occurred on June 27, 2023, during NXT: Gold Rush, where she was introduced as the protege of Dana Brooke.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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protégé
noun
pro·té·gé
ˈprōt-ə-ˌzhā
: a person under the care or training of someone influential especially for the furthering of his or her career
Etymology
French, from protéger "to protect"
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