protetor
Portuguese, noun/pɾo.teˈtoʁ/
protetor is spelled P-R-O-T-E-T-O-R (8 letters) and appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 8,438th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Protetor is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “protector, guardian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele ou aquilo que protege”.
What does protetor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
protective
- 2
defensive
noun
- 1
masculineprotector, guardian
- 2
masculinepatron
- 3
masculinekeeper
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquilo que protege
noun: 1. aquele ou aquilo que protege 2. santo padroeiro 3. governador
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of protetor
- protetora feminine
- protetores masculine plural
- protetoras feminine plural
- protector alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce protetor?
- Brazil /pɾo.teˈtoʁ/
- Brazil [pɾo.teˈtoh]
- /pɾo.teˈtoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to protetor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is protetor in Portuguese?
protetor appears 8.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).