Word of the Day: October 22, 2018

preceptor

Definition: (noun) Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford).
Synonyms: don
Usage: Dessalles, the tutor he had brought from Switzerland, was wearing a coat of Russian cut and talking broken Russian to the servants, but was still the same narrowly intelligent, conscientious, and pedantic preceptor. Discuss.

 

Print Friendly, PDF & Email