protege (noun)
1protégé — ► NOUN (fem. protégée) ▪ a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person. ORIGIN French, protected …
2protégé — noun A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor. While Yau was in China, he visited Xi Ping Zhu, a protégé of his who was now chairman of the mathematics department at Sun Yat sen University. mdash;… …
3protege — noun /ˈpɹɒtəˌʒeɪ,ˈpɹoʊtəˌʒeɪ/ A person guided and protected by a more prominent person. His status as a protege of the great artist had many benefits, but was ultimately a burden. See Also: protegee …
4protégé — I noun adherent, apprentice, charge, dependent, disciple, follower, initiate, learner, novice, pensioner, pupil, student, trainee, trust, ward II index disciple Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5protege — noun a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege s career (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑recipient, ↑receiver • Hyponyms: ↑protegee …
6protégé — noun Etymology: French, from past participle of protéger to protect, from Middle French, from Latin protegere Date: 1787 one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence …
7protégé — noun (C) a young person who is guided and helped by someone who has influence, power, or more experience …
8protégé, protégée — ▶ noun PUPIL, student, trainee, apprentice; disciple, follower; discovery, find, ward …
9Noun — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Noun (homonymie). Noun Divinité égyptienne Nom en hiéroglyphes …
10protégé — UK [ˈprɒtəʒeɪ] / US [ˈproʊtəˌʒeɪ] noun [countable] Word forms protégé : singular protégé plural protégés a young person who receives help or training from an older experienced person …
