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preceptor

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pre=cep=tor

CIDE DICTIONARY

preceptorn. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. précepteur. See Precept.].
  •  One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.  Sir W. Scott.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

preceptor, n. a teacher or instructor.

Derivative
preceptorial adj. preceptorship n. preceptress n.
Etymology
L praeceptor (as PRECEPT)

ROGET THESAURUS

preceptor

Teacher

N teacher, trainer, instructor, institutor, master, tutor, director, Corypheus, dry nurse, coach, grinder, crammer, don, governor, bear leader, governess, duenna, disciplinarian, professor, lecturer, reader, prelector, prolocutor, preacher, chalk talker, khoja, pastor, schoolmaster, dominie, usher, pedagogue, abecedarian, schoolmistress, dame, monitor, pupil teacher, expositor, preceptor, guide, guru, mentor, pioneer, apostle, missionary, propagandist, munshi, example, professorship, tutelage, professorial, qui doet discet.


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