Thesaurus results for PROTECTORS

protectors

noun

plural of protector

as in guardians

someone that protects the quarterback counted on the right guard as his main protector

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Recent Examples of protectors But the older image of the yakuza as protectors of the community did not disappear altogether. — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The grips that slide onto the back of the Joy-Con protectors are modular, too. — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026 The gambling industry’s protectors viewed advantage players the same way. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 And look for Maxx Crosby to feast against the Chargers’ pass protectors who couldn’t keep the Cardinals out of Herbert’s backfield. — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Chief among Zoe’s longtime protectors are her rancher husband, William Macon (Garret Dillahunt), Billy and Kerry. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026 In a role reversal, some children have become their parents' protectors. — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 As silly as White and Enes Kanter Freedom look during their cosplay as protectors of women’s sports, the league still had to acknowledge their foolishness and respond that neither man is eligible for the WNBA draft. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 Additionally, external protectors can be retrofitted onto individual chain links. — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Four students were involved in a physical fight Thursday morning, sending one student to a local hospital with undisclosed injuries, according to a message sent to parents and guardians.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
When one of her for-hire guardians speaks of her past as a musician, playing the pianoforte (piano) for enraptured listeners, Adelaide is entranced.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardians

Noun

This includes medical staff at state prisons, technology specialists at California Highway Patrol and custodians at state hospitals.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Undeath have signed with those custodians of heavy music over at Relapse and debuted a new song for the label.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodians

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And the two players in the Heat’s starting unit who haven’t yet earned that honor — Mitchell and Wiggins — are both considered quality perimeter defenders.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Smith tracked the pass from Julian Sayin and outjumped two defenders in the end zone for his 12th touchdown catch of the season and the 39th of his three-year college career.

— Mark Long, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of defenders

Noun

Iza typically paid Saavedra or his company around $100,000 per month for round-the-clock bodyguards, according to Saavedra’s plea agreement.

— Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
The biggest driver, experts say, is people, like guards stationed outside homes or bodyguards who travel with the executive.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

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