protégé
noun
pro·té·gé
ˈprō-tə-ˌzhā 
ˌprō-tə-ˈzhā
: one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
Examples of protégé in a Sentence
He was a protégé of the great composer.
Recent Examples on the Web
Renato Moicano Makhachev, a protege of ex-UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, (26-1) has compiled a 15-1 record with the UFC, racking up 10 finishes (seven submissions, three knockouts) and five decisions.
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Brown’s ability to recruit as a Kirby Smart protege leads me to believe this isn’t the ceiling.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
After winning the championship for a third time, Storm took Mariah May under her wing as her protege.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The series spends a lot of time this season setting up Henry Muck’s web of influence — his newspaper-owning uncle Alexander, investor godfather Otto, and their Tory protege Aurore Adekunle — and inching him along the failson path toward government service.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The commanding but soft-voiced executive was a 6-foot-4 former basketball player, White House insider, corporate lawyer and protege of New York governor and U.S. vice president Nelson Rockefeller.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
Karate Kid: Legends, which released its trailer Tuesday, follows protege Li Fong, played by Ben Wang, who moves to New York with his mother after being uprooted from his Beijing home.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Surveying the misgivings of music-business predecessors, peers, and would-be proteges, Kendrick signs up for a season of being light on his feet and straight to the point.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
Russell will head into 2025 as a team leader for the first time when 18-year-old Mercedes protege Andrea Kimi Antonelli joins him.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Brown’s ability to recruit as a Kirby Smart protege leads me to believe this isn’t the ceiling.
—Manny Navarro, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
After winning the championship for a third time, Storm took Mariah May under her wing as her protege.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
The series spends a lot of time this season setting up Henry Muck’s web of influence — his newspaper-owning uncle Alexander, investor godfather Otto, and their Tory protege Aurore Adekunle — and inching him along the failson path toward government service.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024
The commanding but soft-voiced executive was a 6-foot-4 former basketball player, White House insider, corporate lawyer and protege of New York governor and U.S. vice president Nelson Rockefeller.
—Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Dec. 2024
Karate Kid: Legends, which released its trailer Tuesday, follows protege Li Fong, played by Ben Wang, who moves to New York with his mother after being uprooted from his Beijing home.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024
Surveying the misgivings of music-business predecessors, peers, and would-be proteges, Kendrick signs up for a season of being light on his feet and straight to the point.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
Russell will head into 2025 as a team leader for the first time when 18-year-old Mercedes protege Andrea Kimi Antonelli joins him.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Protégé.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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protégé
noun
pro·té·gé
ˈprōt-ə-ˌzhā
: a person under the care or training of someone influential especially for the furthering of his or her career
Etymology
French, from protéger "to protect"
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