Synonyms for preceptor
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pri-sep-ter, pree-sep- |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈsɛp tər, ˈpri sɛp- |
Définition of preceptor
Origin :- early 15c., "tutor, instructor" (earliest reference might be to "expert in the art of writing"), from Latin praeceptor "teacher, instructor," agent noun from praecipere (see precept). Medical training sense attested from 1803.
- noun instructor
- I date my fortunes from the hour in which I was placed in your father's house as your preceptor.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Soon afterward he entered into partnership with his preceptor.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- After receiving his degree he commenced the practice of medicine with his preceptor.
- Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin
- Here was indeed a desirable academy, and my preceptor matched it.
- Extract from : « Irish Books and Irish People » by Stephen Gwynn
- Every Fakīr must have a Murshid or preceptor, and be initiated by him.
- Extract from : « The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India » by R. V. Russell
- Pomponio Leto, his preceptor, had imbued him with the spirit of the humanists.
- Extract from : « Pagan and Christian Rome » by Rodolfo Lanciani
- Not much care was exercised in the selection of a preceptor.
- Extract from : « Art in England » by Dutton Cook
- I left one sacred charge with the preceptor of my childhood.
- Extract from : « Ernest Linwood » by Caroline Lee Hentz
- Mendel seized the preceptor's hand and kissed it rapturously.
- Extract from : « Rabbi and Priest » by Milton Goldsmith
- My preceptor was in his room on the first floor, just over me.
- Extract from : « The Man in the Iron Mask » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
Antonyms for preceptor
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