preceptor
nounEtymology
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”).
- derived from praeceptor
- inherited from preceptor
Definitions
A teacher or tutor.
- A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor.
- We shall resume our studies later on; but just now I am tired of playing the preceptor; and the eager thirst of my pupils for improvement does not console me for the slowness of their progress.
The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc.
- Near-synonyms: mentor, professor
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at preceptor. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at preceptor. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at preceptor
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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