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
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.
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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
Students are trained in vaccination techniques, said Dr. Amy Werremeyer, chair of NDSU School of Pharmacy and a preceptor for the events.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2021
Catalano Weeks and co-author Sparsha Saha, a preceptor at Harvard, asked survey respondents to choose fictional candidates whose genders were specified, each with descriptions that suggested different levels of ambition.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2020
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
Students are trained in vaccination techniques, said Dr. Amy Werremeyer, chair of NDSU School of Pharmacy and a preceptor for the events.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2021
Catalano Weeks and co-author Sparsha Saha, a preceptor at Harvard, asked survey respondents to choose fictional candidates whose genders were specified, each with descriptions that suggested different levels of ambition.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for preceptor
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Middleton, who was sent to Dozier between 1959 and 1961, recalled being beaten six times for infractions that included eating blackberries off a fence and mispronouncing a teacher’s name.Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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William Daugherty, a Del Valle teacher who is on his fourth round of lymphoma treatment, was gifted box after box of cleaning supplies to help him during his new treatment.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 1 Jan. 2025
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Overall, instructors say that their students’ use of AI tools is freeing them up to teach higher-level thinking that used to be reserved for advanced classes.IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 31 Dec. 2024
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Taking place during the events of 2019’s John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum, the action flick also stars recruiter Ian McShane and training camp instructor Sharon Duncan-Brewster.Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 28 Dec. 2024
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As corporations roll back their DEI policies amid shifting tides of political discourse, I am reminded that, for educators, abandoning this work is not an option.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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This vision cannot be propelled by one segment alone, but by the collective effort of policymakers, health care leaders, educators, and community members.Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Preceptor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preceptor. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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