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I think the majority of English speakers are completely unaware of this meaning. “Proctor” on the other hand, is something they would’ve heard of in an exam set
by yunohn 6y ago
I think the majority of English speakers are completely unaware of this meaning. “Proctor” on the other hand, is something they would’ve heard of in an exam setting.
- festive-minsky 6y agoMabye I'm in the minority; I'd never heard of a "Proctor", but I have heard of a "Proctologist", which is an anus doctor
- scbrg 6y agoIs this one of those regional things? Is the same word used throughout the entire English speaking world? Not a native English speaker myself, so my association was to the Greek word as well.