preceptor
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Clark also told the instructor that "you are not going to treat me that way" and "you are the worst preceptor I have ever had."
From Fox News ● Aug. 9, 2021
Mother wit came to the rescue in the person of Anicetus the freedman, preceptor of Nero’s boyish years, and detested by Agrippina with a vigour which was reciprocated.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019
More recently, Rosa worked as a training captain, leading new firefighters through the academy, and a paramedic preceptor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2018
I recently saw a posting on Facebook in a yard sale group asking for a preceptor.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
I am bold to say I was his preceptor in politics and taught him everything that was good and solid in his whole political conduct.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
More supervised learning for undergraduates will require new faculty to specialize in teaching, meaning that more college professors in the future will be preceptors rather than research academics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026
"As an educator, Jutta nurtured many students, preceptors and clinicians to flourish and grow. That her work continues to enrich the tapestry of occupational therapy in Alberta is her legacy," the statement continued.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2025
"So we've been having conversations with the training partners that we work with about their staffing needs, and talking about how we can increase capacity, staffing their clinics with our preceptors," Hunt said.
From Salon ● May 7, 2022
Under the guidance of my new preceptors I entered with the greatest diligence into the search of the philosopher’s stone and the elixir of life; but the latter soon obtained my undivided attention.
From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley
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