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pre⋅cep⋅tor

  [pri-sep-ter, pree-sep-]
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–noun
1. an instructor; teacher; tutor.
2. the head of a school.
3. the head of a preceptory.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME < L praeceptor. See precept, -tor

Related forms:
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
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pre·cep·tor   (prĭ-sěp'tər, prē'sěp'tər)   
n.  

  1. A teacher; an instructor.

  2. An expert or specialist, such as a physician, who gives practical experience and training to a student, especially of medicine or nursing.

  3. 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.
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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>
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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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