preceptor

Noun

preceptor (plural preceptors)

1. A teacher or tutor.
   • A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor.c. 1793, Edward Gibbon, Memoirs, Penguin, published 1990, page 64
   • When a youth of twelve years, - since, as Solomon says, "The root of learning is bitter, although the fruit is sweet - and following his literary pursuits, in order to avoid the discipline and frequent stripes inflicted on him by his preceptor, he ran away, and concealed himself under the hollow...1828, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, volume II, London: William Harrison Ainsworth, page 191
2. (historical) The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
3. (US) A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc.
   • Near-synonyms: mentor, professor

   Synonyms:

   mentor, professor