preceptor UK /pɹɪˈsɛp.tə/US /ˈpɹiˌsɛp.tɚ/ noun3 •A teacher or tutor.A man who had thought so much on the subjects of language and education was surely no ordinary preceptor. — 1793 •A doctor who gives practical training to medical students, nurses etc. •(historical) The head of a preceptory of Knights Templar. formspreceptors