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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford);
[syn: preceptor, don]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Preceptor \Pre*cep"tor\, n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. pr['e]cepteur. See Precept.] 1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor. [1913 Webster] 2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

preceptor n 1: teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: preceptor, don]