protector

also n.

1. One who protects; a guardian.
2. A device that protects; a guard.
3. Protector
   1. A person who rules a kingdom during the minority of a sovereign.
   2. The head of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1653 to 1659.

protectoral pro·tec'tor·al adj.
protectorship pro·tec'tor·ship' n.

noun

1. A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example: guard, lookout, picket, sentinel, sentry, ward, watch. See awareness/unawareness, safety/danger.
2. The act or a means of defending: defense, guard, preservation, protection, safeguard, security, shield, ward. See attack/defend.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who cares for persons or property
  Synonyms: defender, guardian, shielder

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - beskytter, velynder

Nederlands (Dutch)
beschermheer, bewaker, beveiliging, voogd

Français (French)
n. - (gén) protecteur, défenseur, casque anti-bruit, (GB, Hist) le Protecteur (Olivier Cromwell)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beschützer, Schutz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προστάτης, προφυλακτήρας

Italiano (Italian)
protettore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - protetor (m)

Русский (Russian)
протектор, покровитель, защитник

Español (Spanish)
n. - protector

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - beskyddare, riksföreståndare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
保护者, 保护装置, 保护物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 保護者, 保護裝置, 保護物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 보호자, 방어자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 保護者, 後援者, 保護するもの, プロテクター, 安全装置

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مدافع عن, وصي العرش, حامي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מגן, שומר‬

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Surge Protector	screen protector
Mealtime Protector	chest protector