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		yunohn on April 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DM... I think the majority of English speakers are completely unaware of this meaning. “Proctor” on the other hand, is something they would’ve heard of in an exam setting.

festive-minsky on April 22, 2021 | [–]

Mabye I'm in the minority; I'd never heard of a "Proctor", but I have heard of a "Proctologist", which is an anus doctor

scbrg on April 22, 2021 | [–]

Is this one of those regional things? Is the same word used throughout the entire English speaking world?

Not a native English speaker myself, so my association was to the Greek word as well.

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