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preceptor

[pri-sep-ter, pree-sep-]

pre·cep·tor

[pri-sep-ter, pree-sep-]
noun
1.
an instructor; teacher; tutor.
2.
the head of a school.
3.
the head of a preceptory.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin praeceptor. See precept, -tor

pre·cep·tor·ate [pri-sep-ter-it] , noun
pre·cep·to·ri·al [pree-sep-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-] , pre·cep·to·ral, adjective
pre·cep·to·ri·al·ly, adverb
pre·cep·tor·ship, noun
sub·pre·cep·tor, noun
EXPAND
sub·pre·cep·to·ral, adjective
sub·pre·cep·tor·ate, noun
sub·pre·cep·to·ri·al, adjective
COLLAPSE
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Preceptor is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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World English Dictionary
preceptor (prɪˈsɛptə)
 
n
1.  (US) a practising physician giving practical training to a medical student
2.  the head of a preceptory
3.  rare a tutor or instructor
 
pre'ceptorate
 
n
 
preceptorial
 
adj
 
pre'ceptoral
 
adj
 
pre'ceptorship
 
n
 
pre'ceptress
 
fem n

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preceptor pre·cep·tor (prĭ-sěp'tər, prē'sěp'tər)
n.
An expert or a specialist, such as a physician, who gives practical experience and training to a student, especially of medicine or nursing.

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