Definition of protectors:
(n) :
Someone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
(n) :
A device or mechanism which is designed to protect.
(n) :
One who prevents interference.
(n) :
(multiplicity slang) A headmate who primarily fronts, or otherwise protects the system, in situations where the system is at risk of psychological harm.
(n) :
A state or other subject under international law, exercising a protectorate over another subject in international law.
(n) :
(Roman Catholicism) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same relation to a college, religious order, etc.