protégé
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təˌʒeɪ, ˌproʊ noun
a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
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protégé or (feminine) protégée (ˈprəʊtɪˌʒeɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a person who is protected and aided by the patronage of another person | |
| [C18: from French protéger to | |
| protégée or (feminine) protégée | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French protéger to | |
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Protégé
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Word Origin & History
protege
1778, from Fr. protégé (fem. protégée) "one who is protected," from pp. of M.Fr. protéger "protect," from L. protegere (see protect).
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Example sentences
The only thing that grows down is potatoes, he told his protégé.
Promotion of a protégé is a serious exercise where to recommend an unsuitable one damages one's own standing.
The first rule of patronage has always been that the protégé's actions and manner reflect on the patron.
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