He felt that he was a guardian, an older brother, and at that time Nell's only protector, and he felt at the same time that he loved this little sister immensely, far more than ever before.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
The intimation that he was a poor substitute for Maclaughlin as a protector stung him.
"The Locusts' Years"
Mary Helen Fee
Back in the poor town I came from there is a little woman whose face I could never look upon again were I to take your money, and I intend to be her friend and protector as long as I live.
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe