Synonym: defender, guardian, shielder. Similar words: protect, protected, protective, protection, protect from, overprotective, environmental protection, protean. Meaning: [prə'tektə(r)] 
n. a person who cares for persons or property.
n. a person who cares for persons or property. (151) Most microcomputer users buy a surge protector, a device that separates the computer from the power source of the wall outlet.
More similar words: protect, protected, protective, protection, protect from, overprotective, environmental protection, protean, protest, protein, protege, sector, hector, rector, protestant, elector, director, inspector, collector, electorate, trajectory, the private sector, electoral college, protestant reformation, rote, garrote, grotesque, detect, actor, doctor.