Proctor meaning : A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator. An official at any of several older universities. A legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts. One appointed to collect alms for those who could not go out to beg for themselves, such as lepers and the bedridden. A procurator or manager for another. A representative of the clergy in convocation. To function as a proctor To manage as an attorney or agent