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preceptor
UK /pɹɪˈsɛp.tə/ US /ˈpɹiˌsɛp.tɚ/
noun 3
Collocations
3ADJ.
eager, ordinary
VERB + PRECEPTOR
playing
ADV.
surely
Definitions
noun
1
A teacher or tutor.
A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor.
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.
2
The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
3
A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc.
Near-synonyms: mentor, professor
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor.
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
Near-synonyms: mentor, professor
Wiktionary04
Baya was a preceptor.
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