# preceptor

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹɪˈsɛp.tə/ · frequency rank #67,746

## Definitions
1. A teacher or tutor.
2. The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar.
3. A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/preceptor