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 The 6-foot-7 junior center quickly established herself as one of the nation’s best rim protectors after transferring in from Kentucky last season. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Mixing puppetry, live theater and Indigenous percussion, the production turns familiar bogeymen into protectors while asking audiences to reconsider who — and what — poses the real danger. — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Drew Blackard, Samsung’s SVP of Mobile Product Management, touts the software as a more flexible alternative to stick-on privacy screen protectors. — Nitish Pahwa, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The city of Philadelphia continues to mourn one of its protectors. — Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 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 Tin Cans Tin cans can be repurposed into many different eco-friendly outdoor products like planters, seedling protectors, and bird feeders. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for protectors
  1. guardians
  2. custodians
  3. defenders
  4. bodyguards
Noun
  • The incident did not involve personal information involving parents or guardians.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said that parents and guardians may want to consider requesting a free credit freeze for their children who are under 16 to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in the names of their children.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of guardians
Noun
  • About 100,000 workers across several state agencies are part of the union, including cooks, custodians, nurses and office staff.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Many of these are custodians, laundry workers and food services workers.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of custodians
Noun
  • Some fans are staunch defenders of the polarizing pork sandwich, which consists of a boneless pork patty smothered in tangy barbecue sauce, topped with onions and pickles and served on a toasted roll.
    — Sadie Chafe, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Brooks and Jacob Rodriguez played all 59 snaps; Rodriguez had a season-low four tackles and PFF rated him fourth-worst among Miami’s 19 defenders.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of defenders
Noun
  • Godfrey proposes a pan-European fleet of orbital bodyguards patrolling clusters of European assets to ward off future Russian attempts to jam or damage the satellites.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of bodyguards

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“Protectors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/protectors. Accessed 29 Oct. 2026.

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