preceptor

«preceptor» in Mova's school dictionary: a teacher or tutor who looks after a young person's… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (preceptors); old use

meaning for a pupil

A preceptor is a teacher or tutor who looks after a young person's learning, often one who lives in the family. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales a wise teacher or guide who trains a hero before he goes out into the world

examples

• The hero thanked his preceptor for all the lessons. tree →
• Chiron was the preceptor of many heroes in old stories. tree →
• His preceptor taught him to ride, to fight and to read the stars. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «preceptor» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.