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yunohn
1891 days 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.
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festive-minsky
1891 days ago
Mabye I'm in the minority; I'd never heard of a "Proctor", but I have heard of a "Proctologist", which is an anus doctor
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scbrg
1891 days ago
Is 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.
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