Protégé

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈpɹɒt.É™.Ê’eɪ/
• US IPA: /ˈpɹoÊŠ.təˌʒeɪ/

Origin

Borrowed from , past participle of protéger ("to protect").

Full definition of protégé

Noun

1. A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor.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. — Manifold Destiny by Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber, The New Yorker

Synonyms

• mentee more informal
• pupil

Related terms

• protégée feminine form