From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Educationproctorproc‧tor /ˈprɒktə $ ˈprɑːktər/ noun [countable]American EnglishSE someone who watches students in an examination to make sure that they do not cheatSYN invigilator British English —proctor verb [transitive]Examples from the Corpusproctor• Until 1555 he was clerk of the market in Oxford and a proctor in the vice-chancellor's court.• In these years he was frequently a proctor for prelates and religiousinstitutions in Parliament.• Additionally, proctors at the test centers noticed that one person was taking multiple tests under different names, Morgenthau said.• There were two official categories of legaladvisers: advocates and proctors.• At the courts the same function was performed by touts, petition-drawers and proctors.• Six armed proctorssurround me and demand I surrender my blank examination-book.• In 1295 Edward taxed them in a parliament attended by clericalproctors, though there were difficulties.Originproctor(1300-1400)procurator