as in teacher
a person whose occupation is to give formal instruction in a school
a preceptor at a small English boarding school
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Recent Examples of preceptor
By offering a financial incentive to nurse preceptors, my PRECEPT Nurses Act will help America rebuild our health care workforce.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
To become a preceptor, nurses must undergo extensive training—often at their own expense.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Learning from multiple types of physicians at the same time also gives students the ability to make connections they, or even their preceptors, might have missed otherwise, Lines said.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 29 July 2024
Sanders was her preceptor, showing her the ropes, from pumps to caring for critically ill patients and managing medications.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
The programs are contending with a lack of faculty, clinical placements for students and preceptors who supervise the students during their rotations at health care providers.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
In fact, the school’s humanities dean is the former preceptor of the undergrad writing program at Harvard.
—Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 2 May 2023
Andrew serves as an excellent preceptor for new graduate nurses entering the ER for their first job.
—Alice Adams, Chron, 10 May 2021
For his contributions, Bueno won the leadership award for being night shift preceptor, and the team Daisy award.
—Alice Adams, Chron, 10 May 2021
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
To become a preceptor, nurses must undergo extensive training—often at their own expense.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
Learning from multiple types of physicians at the same time also gives students the ability to make connections they, or even their preceptors, might have missed otherwise, Lines said.
—Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 29 July 2024
Sanders was her preceptor, showing her the ropes, from pumps to caring for critically ill patients and managing medications.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
The programs are contending with a lack of faculty, clinical placements for students and preceptors who supervise the students during their rotations at health care providers.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
In fact, the school’s humanities dean is the former preceptor of the undergrad writing program at Harvard.
—Nicole Laporte, Town & Country, 2 May 2023
Andrew serves as an excellent preceptor for new graduate nurses entering the ER for their first job.
—Alice Adams, Chron, 10 May 2021
For his contributions, Bueno won the leadership award for being night shift preceptor, and the team Daisy award.
—Alice Adams, Chron, 10 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceptor
Noun
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That was bad for teachers and students and was a root cause of growing parental dissatisfaction and mistrust of public education.—
James A. Kadamus,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Also watch out from some entertaining comedy moments delivered by Ryan O’Donnell (who plays Cher’s father, the teacher and a driving instructor) and Imelda Warren-Green (who also takes on multiple cameo roles as Miss Geist, Miss Stoeger and Cher’s housekeeper).—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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As even the instructors at Radford will readily admit, every driver is still a student.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Search and recovery diving instructor Juan Heredia, founder of the nonprofit Angels Recovery Dive Team, found Dane after a two-hour dive in the frigid waters of the Siletz River in Lincoln County, Ore., about three miles downstream from the boy’s home, per CNN.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The survey’s stark finding is that most educators feel inadequately trained.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Museum guides share the story of Riley's rise to prominence as an educator, property owner, and civic leader in the context of the Reconstruction era, a crucial period of American history following the end of the Civil War.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Preceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceptor. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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