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preceptor
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pre·cep·tor  (pr-sptr, prsptr)
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.]

precep·tori·al (prsp-tôr-l, -tr-) adj.
precep·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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
Translations
preceptor [prɪˈseptəʳ] Npreceptor m
preceptor
n (old, form)Lehrer m, → Präzeptor m (old)


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