noun
preceptor
Preceptor (noun) means someone who teaches or trains others.
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1
Someone who teaches or trains others.
"We shall resume our studies later on; but just now I am tired of playing the preceptor; and the eager thirst of my pupils for improvement does not console me for the slowness of their progress."
— George Bernard Shaw, The author's apology from Mrs. Warren's Profession (1905)
2
The leader in charge of a Knights Templar house.
3
A doctor who trains medical students or nurses on the job.
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Etymology
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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What is the meaning of preceptor?
"preceptor" (noun) means someone who teaches or trains others.
What is another word for preceptor?
Other words for "preceptor" include don.
What is the opposite of preceptor?
Opposites of "preceptor" include student, pupil, learner.
What are the different meanings of preceptor?
"preceptor" has 3 main meanings: 1. Someone who teaches or trains others; 2. The leader in charge of a Knights Templar house; 3. A doctor who trains medical students or nurses on the job.
