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protettore

protector

noun proh-tet-TOH-reh Rare

Origin: Latin protector (defender)

Also means

patron

Usage Note

Protettore can mean a legal or official guardian, but also carries the sense of 'patron saint' (santo protettore). In a darker register it can refer to a pimp, so context matters greatly. The feminine form is protettrice.

Examples

"San Giorgio è il protettore dell'Inghilterra."

Natural Translation

Saint George is the patron of England.

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