Definition of PRECEPTOR

preceptor

Plural: preceptors

Noun

  • teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
  • A teacher or tutor.
  • The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
  • A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English preceptor, preceptur, from Latin praeceptor (“commander; instructor”), from the verb praecipiō + -or (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from prae- (“pre-, fore-: before”) + capiō (“to take; to get, to take in, to understand”).

Synonyms

don

Scrabble Score: 15

preceptor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
preceptor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preceptor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

preceptor: valid Words With Friends Word