preceptor, don
(noun) teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
preceptor (plural preceptors)
A teacher or tutor. [from 15th c.]
The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar. [from 15th c.]
(medicine, chiefly, US) A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc. [from 19th c.]
• (medical trainee supervisor): orientee
• perceptor
Source: Wiktionary
Pre*cep"tor, n. Etym: [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to teach: cf. F. précepteur. See Precept.]
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
