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chest protector

chest protector

1 3.4
A padded piece of clothing that protects the chest in sports
  • noun
  • /ˈʧɛst prəˈtɛktər/
translation icon : petera
  • mask and chest protector
  • chest protector and shin guards
  • chest protector and shin guards

Examples

  • We know that he was dressed up in SWAT gear, including a chest protector, leg protectors, a black helmet, and black tactical gloves.

    Blog text (31)

  • The catcher's gear I wore a million years ago—the chest protector and the shin pads—was nothing compared to these goalie pads.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • The catcher adjusted his chest protector before stepping behind the plate.

  • Wearing a chest protector is essential for football players to prevent serious injuries during the game.

  • After every inning, the coach checks to make sure the players' chest protectors are still securely in place.

Synonyms

body pad
vschest protector
3.2

A thick pad worn by a hockey goalkeeper to protect the body from pucks

covers only the front upper torso, not other body parts

How Protective

body armor
  • Specialized
31 4.1
chest protector
1 3.4
padding
25 2.7

Surface Forms

chest protector singular
chest protectors plural

Morphology

chest + protector

The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'chest' (the upper body region) with 'protector' (something that protects); a learner who knows both words will naturally infer a device or garment that protects the chest. This noun+noun compounding is a common, cross-linguistic compositional pattern in English, so the MWE should be understandable to a B1 learner without prior exposure.

Etymology

Chest protector is a simple, literal name: it puts a protector over the chest, a padded guard that 'protects' the body from hard hits. So it means the padded garment athletes wear to prevent injury.