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preceptor

/pɹɪˈsɛp.tə/ UK
/ˈpɹiˌsɛp.tɚ/ US
/pɹɪˈsep.tə/ Australia

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From Middle English preceptor, preceptur, from Latin praeceptor (“commander; instructor”), from the verb praecipiō + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from prae- (“pre-, fore-: before”) + capiō (“to take; to get, to take in, to understand”).

noun preceptors · præceptor · præceptour · preceptour

A teacher or tutor. A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor.
historical The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
US A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc. Near-synonyms: mentor, professor
Similar: mentor, professor

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Español	preceptor, preceptora

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@misc{preceptor_2026,
  title = {preceptor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preceptor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}