"protégé" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈprɒt.ə.ʒeɪ/ [UK], /ˈproʊ.təˌʒeɪ/ [US] Forms: protégé, protégés [plural]
Etymology: From French protégé, past participle of protéger “to protect”. Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A protégé is one who learns from a mentor.
    Sense id: simple-protégé-en-noun-8IomuNtZ
     
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