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Thesaurus: preceptor

One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.

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  1. n. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.
  2. n. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars.
  3. n. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
  4. 1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor. 2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. Sir W. Scott.
  5. n:100 n. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)