"invigilator" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈvɪd͡ʒɪleɪtəɹ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-invigilator.wav Forms: invigilators [plural]
Etymology: From invigilate + -or, from Latin invigilatus, past participle of invigilo. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|invigilate|or}} invigilate + -or, {{uder|en|la|invigilatus}} Latin invigilatus Head templates: {{en-noun}} invigilator (plural invigilators)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK Categories (topical): People Translations (supervisor of students): مراقب (murāqib) [masculine] (Arabic), valvoja (Finnish), surveillant (French), набљу́дувач (nabljúduvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), надгле́дувач (nadgléduvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), на́дзорник (nádzornik) [masculine] (Macedonian), مُراقِب (morâgeb) (Persian), наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), tentamensvakt [common-gender] (Swedish), tentavakt [colloquial, common-gender] (Swedish), goruchwyliwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-invigilator-en-noun-nHf376aD Disambiguation of People: 65 35 Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 51 49 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'supervisor of students': 60 40
  2. (chiefly UK, Ireland or archaic) A person who supervises a gallery at a museum. Tags: Ireland, UK, archaic
    Sense id: en-invigilator-en-noun-amxqBM~b Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 51 49 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 50 50

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