protégé
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French protégé, past participle of protéger (“to protect”).
Pronunciation
Noun
protégé (plural protégés)
- A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).
- Synonyms: apprentice, (more informal) mentee, pupil
- His status as a protégé of the great artist had many benefits, but was ultimately a burden.
- 2006 August 28, Sylvia Nasar, David Gruber, “Manifold Destiny”, in The New Yorker:
- While Yau was in China, he visited Xi-Ping Zhu, a protégé of his who was now chairman of the mathematics department at Sun Yat-sen University.
Derived terms
Related terms
- protégée (feminine form)
Translations
person who is guided and supported
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See also
French
Pronunciation
Participle
protégé (feminine protégée, masculine plural protégés, feminine plural protégées)
Adjective
protégé (feminine protégée, masculine plural protégés, feminine plural protégées)
Noun
protégé m (plural protégés, feminine protégée)
- protégé (person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person)
Further reading
- “protégé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
From French protéger (“to protect”), compare Haitian Creole pwoteje.
Verb
protégé
- to protect
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales