Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "proxy" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Münchausen syndrome by proxy multiproxy open proxy server paleoproxy proxy battle proxy bullying proxy card proxy fight proxy in blank proxy marriage proxy murder proxy pattern proxy representative proxy server proxy vote proxy voting proxy war proxygene proxyless proxyship pseudoproxy synchronization proxy war by proxy

Etymologically Related To

procure

Context

networking sciences slang software video game

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

agent power of attorney

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

caching proxy closed proxy complexity-hiding proxy copy-on-write proxy dynamic proxy firewall proxy forward proxy network proxy open proxy protection proxy remote proxy reverse proxy smart-reference proxy surrogate proxy synchronisation proxy virtual proxy

Type Of (IsA)

agent power of attorney

Related Terms

act agent alternate another appointment authority authorize court ecclesiastical interface mine proctor proximity mine shareholder shareholder vote stock stock vote substitute suit vote written

Synonym Network

deputy proxy mine representative substitute

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.