PROTEGE

protege

(noun) a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege’s career

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

protege (plural proteges)

A person guided and protected by a more prominent person.

Source: Wiktionary


Pro`té`gé", n. m. Pro`té`gée", n. f. Etym: [F., p. p. of protéger. See Protect.]

Definition: One under the care and protection of another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

24 May 2025

EARTHSHAKING

(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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