Preceptor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹɪsˈɛptɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹɪsˈɛptə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹɪsˈɛptə/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹɪsˈɛptɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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Word Forms

preceptorship

noun

the position of preceptor

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lehrer

Lehrer an einer Universität oder Hochschule (insbesondere in Cambridge oder Oxford)

🇫🇷French

précepteur

professeur dans une université ou un collège (surtout à Cambridge ou Oxford)

🇮🇹Italian

precettore

insegnante in un'università o college (soprattutto a Cambridge o Oxford)

🇳🇱Dutch

leermeester

leraar aan een universiteit of hogeschool (vooral in Cambridge of Oxford)

🇷🇺Russian

наставник

преподаватель в университете или колледже (особенно в Кембридже или Оксфорде)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुरू

किसी विश्वविद्यालय या कॉलेज में शिक्षक (विशेषकर कैम्ब्रिज या ऑक्सफोर्ड में)

🇧🇩Bengali

উপদেশক

একটি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় বা কলেজে শিক্ষক (বিশেষ করে কেমব্রিজ বা অক্সফোর্ডে)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆசான்

ஒரு பல்கலைக்கழகம் அல்லது கல்லூரியில் ஆசிரியர் (குறிப்பாக கேம்பிரிட்ஜ் அல்லது ஆக்ஸ்போர்டில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

బోధకుడు

విశ్వవిద్యాలయం లేదా కళాశాలలో ఉపాధ్యాయుడు (ముఖ్యంగా కేంబ్రిడ్జ్ లేదా ఆక్స్‌ఫర్డ్‌లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

उपदेशक

विद्यापीठ किंवा महाविद्यालयातील शिक्षक (विशेषतः केंब्रिज किंवा ऑक्सफर्डमध्ये)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપદેશક

યુનિવર્સિટી અથવા કૉલેજમાં શિક્ષક (ખાસ કરીને કેમ્બ્રિજ અથવા ઑક્સફર્ડમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೋಧಕ

ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನಲ್ಲಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕೇಂಬ್ರಿಡ್ಜ್ ಅಥವಾ ಆಕ್ಸ್‌ಫರ್ಡ್‌ನಲ್ಲಿ) ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആചാര്യൻ

ഒരു സർവകലാശാലയിലോ കോളേജിലോ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കേംബ്രിഡ്ജിലോ ഓക്സ്ഫോർഡിലോ) അധ്യാപകൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ਕ

ਕਿਸੇ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਜਾਂ ਕਾਲਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਧਿਆਪਕ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਕੈਮਬ੍ਰਿਜ ਜਾਂ ਆਕਸਫੋਰਡ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

پیشوا

کسی یونیورسٹی یا کالج میں استاد (خاص طور پر کیمبرج یا آکسفورڈ میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

导师

大学或学院的教师（尤其是剑桥或牛津大学）

🇯🇵Japanese

指導者

大学または単科大学（特にケンブリッジまたはオックスフォード）の教師

🇰🇷Korean

프리셉터

대학이나 칼리지의 교사(특히 케임브리지나 옥스포드)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thầy dạy

giáo viên tại một trường đại học hoặc cao đẳng (đặc biệt là ở Cambridge hoặc Oxford)

🇹🇭Thai

อุปัชฌาย์

ครูในมหาวิทยาลัยหรือวิทยาลัย (โดยเฉพาะที่ Cambridge หรือ Oxford)

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembimbing

guru di universitas atau perguruan tinggi (terutama di Cambridge atau Oxford)

🇲🇾Malay

pengajar

guru di universiti atau kolej (terutamanya di Cambridge atau Oxford)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤدب

مدرس في جامعة أو كلية (خاصة في كامبريدج أو أكسفورد)

🇮🇷Persian

دستور دهنده

معلم در یک دانشگاه یا کالج (به ویژه در کمبریج یا آکسفورد)

🇹🇷Turkish

öğretmen

bir üniversitede veya kolejde öğretmen (özellikle Cambridge veya Oxford'da)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מנחה

מורה באוניברסיטה או מכללה (במיוחד בקיימברידג' או אוקספורד)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'preceptor'?

The primary meaning of 'preceptor' is 'teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)'.

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Using 'preceptor' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'preceptor' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'preceptor' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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