4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proctor  \Proc"tor\,  v.  t. 
  To  act  as  a  proctor  toward;  to  manage  as  an  attorney  or 
  agent.  --Bp.  Warburton 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Proctor  \Proc"tor\,  n.  [OE.  proketour  contr.  fr  procurator. 
  See  {Procurator}.] 
  One  who  is  employed  to  manage  to  affairs  of  another. 
  Specifically: 
  a  A  person  appointed  to  collect  alms  for  those  who  could 
  not  go  out  to  beg  for  themselves,  as  lepers,  the 
  bedridden,  etc.;  hence  a  beggar.  [Obs.]  --Nares. 
  b  (Eng.  Law)  An  officer  employed  in  admiralty  and 
  ecclesiastical  causes.  He  answers  to  an  attorney  at 
  common  law,  or  to  a  solicitor  in  equity.  --Wharton. 
  c  (Ch.  of  Eng.)  A  representative  of  the  clergy  in 
  convocation. 
  d  An  officer  in  a  university  or  college  whose  duty  it  is  to 
  enforce  obedience  to  the  laws  of  the  institution. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  proctor 
  n  :  someone  who  supervises  (an  examination)  [syn:  {monitor}] 
  v  :  as  of  students  taking  an  exam,  to  prevent  cheating  [syn:  {invigilate}] 
 
  From  U.S.  Gazetteer  (1990)  [gazetteer]: 
 
  Proctor,  AR 
  Zip  code(s):  72376 
  Proctor,  MN  (city,  FIPS  52630) 
  Location:  46.74310  N,  92.22739  W 
  Population  (1990):  2974  (1245  housing  units) 
  Area:  7.8  sq  km  (land),  0.0  sq  km  (water) 
  Zip  code(s):  55810 
  Proctor,  MT 
  Zip  code(s):  59929 
  Proctor,  OK 
  Zip  code(s):  74457 
  Proctor,  VT 
  Zip  code(s):  05765 
  Proctor,  WV 
  Zip  code(s):  26055 

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