pre·cep·tor (pr -s p t r, pr sp tr)n. 1. A teacher; an instructor. 2. An expert or specialist, such as a physician, who gives practical experience and training to a student, especially of medicine or nursing. 3. The head of a preceptory. [Middle English, from Latin praeceptor, from praecipere, to teach; see precept.] pre cep·tori·al (prsp-tôr-l, -t r-) adj.pre cep·tori·al·ly adv. |
preceptor [prɪˈsɛptə]
n
1. (Social Science / Education) US a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the head of a preceptory
3. (Social Science / Education) Rare a tutor or instructor
preceptorate n
preceptorial [ˌpriːsɛpˈtɔːrɪəl], preceptoral adj
preceptorship n
preceptress fem n
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| Noun | 1. | preceptor - teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching |
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