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Noun: preceptor  pri'sep-tu(r)
  1. [Brit] Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
    "The preceptor guided his students through complex philosophical debates";
    - don [Brit]
     
  2. A teacher or instructor, especially in a specialized field
    "The medical students shadowed an experienced preceptor during their clinical rotations"

Derived forms: preceptors

Type of: educator, instructor, teacher

Encyclopedia: Preceptor