preceptor
1 synonym and 3 antonyms for preceptor, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Someone who teaches or trains others.
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Came from Middle English preceptor, preceptur, from Latin praeceptor (“commander; instructor”), from the verb praecipiō plus -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from prae- (“pre-, fore-: before”) and capiō (“to take; to get, to take in, to understand”).
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