noun/verb · academic
proctor
UK/ˈprɒktər/US/ˈprɑːktər/PROC·tor
Band 7+task2speaking
a person who supervises students during an examination; to supervise an exam
Examples
“An external proctor monitored the online exam to prevent cheating.”
“The department proctored midterm tests centrally.”
“Proctors must report any suspicious behaviour immediately.”
Band 8 sentence
“To uphold assessment integrity, the university appointed independent proctors for all high-stakes examinations.”
Collocations
- external proctor
- proctor an exam
Word family
proctor noun/verbproctoring noun/verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
invigilator→proctor
supervisor→proctor
Say it for a higher band
5supervisor→6invigilator→7+proctor
Synonyms
invigilator
Easily confused
invigilator
“An invigilator walked between the rows during the test.”
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