Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A person protected; a protégé.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who is being
protected . - noun One who is under
official protection .
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Examples
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Then why the eye-recognition from the target - anyone who took an interest in his protectee was a target - why had he stopped and looked?
The Sum of all Fears Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1991
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The sparks between bodyguard and protectee are instant.
Mega Buzz: Bones' Sniper Returns, Bree's New Man, and Five-0's Team Shakeup 2011
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The department said it defines a limo as a vehicle that carries a VIP or "other protectee," rather than by the type of car, but said most of its limos are Cadillac DTSs, which cost the taxpayer more than $60,000 for a 2011 base model and support the additional weight of armoring.
Limousine Liberals? Number of Government-Owned Limos Has Soared Under Obama 2011
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Mr. Rabinowitz said their friendship showed they were "not in a relationship of protector and protectee," but "partners."
Russian Oligarch Seeks to Distance Himself From Rival Guy Chazan 2011
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This is a serious violation of their duty — protecting the protectee — and gets into assisting with the political aspirations of the candidate.
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Instead; he is older and wiser then she and that her role has changed from protector to protectee and from nurturer to nurturee.
Sunday Discussion: An Overflow of Comic Book Movies?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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He stiffened up and gave his protectee a subtle signal to drop back.
Foreign Influence Brad Thor 2010
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This is a serious violation of their duty — protecting the protectee — and gets into assisting with the political aspirations of the candidate.
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This is a serious violation of their duty -- protecting the protectee -- and gets into assisting with the political aspirations of the candidate.
GOP's New Attack: Yes, We Screwed Everything Up, But Dems Would Make Things Worse! 2009
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I mean, basically you're saying that Secret Service protective detail should be required to uncover their protectee anytime they hear a threat to another protectee.
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