An expert or specialist, such as a physician, who gives practical experience and training to a student, especially of medicine or nursing.
The head of a preceptory.
[Middle English, from Latin praeceptor, from praecipere, to teach; see precept.] pre'cep·to'ri·al (prē'sěp-tôr'ē-əl, -tōr'-) adj., pre'cep·to'ri·al·ly adv.
Main Entry: pre·cep·tor Pronunciation: pri-'sep-t&r, 'prE-" Function: noun : a practicing physician who gives personal instruction,training, and supervision to a medical student or young physician preceptor in obstetrics and gynecology>
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.