Difference between Invigilator and Proctor

What is the difference between Invigilator and Proctor?

Invigilator as a noun is a person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor while Proctor as a noun is 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.

Invigilator

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who supervises students during an examination; a proctor A person who supervises a gallery at a museum.

Proctor

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To function as a proctor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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 official at any of several older universitiesA legal practitioner in ecclesiastical and some other courts

We hope you now know whether to use Invigilator or Proctor in your sentence.

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