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pro·tect·er

(prə-tĕk′tər)

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Nevertheless, even though there is much that is distasteful in Holmes's judicial record, he is remembered today as the great advocate of judicial restraint in Lochner and the great protecter of free speech in Abrams and Gitlow.

The use that the future makes of the past: John Marshall's greatness and its lessons for today's Supreme Court Justices

The sand ripped through the Lycra suit, his underwear and a plastic protecter.

Charity scrape leaves its mark

He began his career with Protecter & Gamble Co.

Prescott appoints Freeman president

The next time I'm in Spencer, I'm going to look for a catcher's chest protecter, X-Large.