preceptor

ˈprisɛptər

Definition

Definition of preceptor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

doctor providing practical training to medical students

TECH.

The preceptor supervised the interns during their hospital rounds.

instructor

mentor

teacher

education

Dated

teacher or tutor in an academic setting

Dated

The preceptor guided the students through their thesis projects.

educator

instructor

mentor

moral guidance

Dated

person who gives moral or religious instruction

Dated

He sought advice from his preceptor on ethical dilemmas..

guide

instructor

mentor

history

Rare

the head of a preceptory of Knights Templar

Rare

The preceptor managed the affairs of the preceptory.

chief

head

leader

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Origin of preceptor

Latin, praeceptor (teacher)

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preceptory

administrative district

district governed by a preceptor

Examples of preceptor in a sentence

Each preceptor is responsible for a group of five students.
The preceptor organized weekly seminars for the interns.
As a preceptor, she was responsible for evaluating student progress.
The preceptor guided the students through their moral quandaries.
She turned to her preceptor for spiritual advice.
The preceptor led the knights with wisdom.

A new preceptor was appointed to the preceptory.

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French:tuteur médical, précepteur, ...
German:Ausbilder, Tutor, ...
Italian:precettore, insegnante, ...
Spanish:preceptor, tutor, ...
Portuguese:preceptor, mentor moral, ...
Chinese:带教医生, 导师, ...
Japanese:指導医, 指導教官, ...
Arabic:مُشْرِف تَدْرِيب, مُعَلِّم, ...
Hebrew:מַדְרִיךְ, מְנַחֶה, ...
Russian:наставник, учитель, ...
Ukrainian:наставник, викладач, ...
Hindi:प्रशिक्षक, गुरु, ...
Bengali:প্রশিক্ষক, টিউটর, ...
Catalan:preceptor, tutor, ...
Czech:školitel, tutor, ...
Danish:vejleder, underviser, ...
Dutch:praktijkbegeleider, leermeester, ...
Greek:εκπαιδευτής, ηθικός καθοδηγητής, ...
Hungarian:gyakorlati oktató, tutor, ...
Khmer:វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិតបង្វឹកការអនុវត្ត, គ្រូណែនាំ, ...
Korean:지도 교수, 교사, ...
Persian:استاد راهنما, مربی, ...
Polish:opiekun, preceptor, ...
Portuguese (BR):preceptor, tutor, ...
Romanian:preceptor, tutore, ...
Swedish:handledare, lärare, ...
Thai:แพทย์ผู้ฝึกอบรม, อาจารย์ที่ปรึกษา, ...
Turkish:eğitmen, ahlak hocası, ...
Vietnamese:bác sĩ hướng dẫn, người hướng dẫn, ...

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