Preceptor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A teacher; an instructor.
  • n. An expert or specialist, such as a physician, who gives practical experience and training to a student, especially of medicine or nursing.
  • n. The head of a preceptory.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The headmaster or principal of a school, especially a private school.
  • n. A teacher or tutor.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
  • n. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A teacher; an instructor; a tutor.
  • n. The head of a preceptory of the Knights Templars.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    instructor    teacher   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    teacher    instructor    teache   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    grandsire    tutor    mentor    confessor    sire    counselor    artificer    benefactor    counsellor    educator