Definition of preceptor
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: the head of a preceptory of Knights Templars
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Examples of preceptor in a Sentence
a preceptor at a small English boarding school
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The relationship with the preceptor doesn’t end when the new employee graduates to care for his or her own patients independently.
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My preceptor in medical school was an elegant New Englander with polished loafers and a starched accent.
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First Known Use of preceptor
15th century
preceptor Synonyms
Synonyms
educator, instructor, pedagogue (also pedagog), schoolteacher, teacher;
Related Words
headmaster, master, rector, schoolmaster;
headmistress, schoolmarm (or schoolma'am), schoolmistress;
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of preceptor
: a practicing physician who gives personal instruction, training, and supervision to a medical student or young physician
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