0 someone who protects someone or something: --
a back and chest protector
She has a reputation for being an ardent protector of individuals' liberties.
Philip II considered himself the protector of the Catholic Church.
1 someone or something that protects people or things from injury or damage: --
Ocimbandas gained the allegiance of the population because they were powerful symbols of spiritual power and protectors of the people.
Plucking with rubber finger protectors gives a harder, biting sound.
In these narratives, other communities and, even, parts of one's own community emerge as scheming villains, conquerors, victims, traitors, friends, enemies and protectors.
Previously, however, a notion persisted that doctors, as health and life protectors, must always use any available technology to prolong life.
Thus, the most severe traumatic experiences are those inflicted by the persons who were expected to be protectors.
As the representatives and protectors of their communities, elite citizens were saddled with a permanent debt of obligation and expectation.
Indeed, because of the incessant and often brutal raids for liquor and passes, the police were commonly regarded as persecutors, not protectors.
Women became hunters, protectors of fields and took on men's agricultural tasks, such as field clearing and selection.
