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tutor

[ too-ter, tyoo- ]

noun

  1. a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
  2. a teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges.
  3. a teacher without institutional connection who assists students in preparing for examinations.
  4. (especially at Oxford and Cambridge) a university officer, usually a fellow, responsible for teaching and supervising a number of undergraduates.
  5. the guardian of a boy or girl below the age of puberty or majority.


verb (used with object)

  1. to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, especially privately.
  2. to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of.
  3. to instruct underhandedly; coach:

    to tutor a witness before he testifies.

  4. Archaic.
    1. to train, school, or discipline.
    2. to admonish or reprove.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as a tutor or private instructor.
  2. to study privately with a tutor.

tutor

/ ˈːə /

noun

  1. a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately
  2. (at universities, colleges, etc) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students
  3. Scots law the guardian of a pupil See pupil 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct
  2. tr to act as guardian to; have care of
  3. intr to study under a tutor
  4. rare.
    tr to admonish, discipline, or reprimand
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳܳٴǰ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ٳtǰ· adjective
  • ٳtǰ·󾱱 noun
  • ·ٳtǰ verb
  • ܲ·ٳtǰ noun
  • sub·ٳtǰ·󾱱 noun
  • ܲd·ٳtǰ noun
  • ɱ-ٳtǰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tutor1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin ūٴǰ protector, equivalent to ū- (variant stem of ٳŧī to guard; tutelage ) + -tor -tor
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tutor1

C14: from Latin: a watcher, from ٳŧī to watch over
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Synonym Study

See teach.
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Example Sentences

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Westwood told her mother that he could help her and offered to tutor Lily.

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After doing an undergraduate degree he is now studying for a PhD at Imperial College London and has started his own tutoring and mentoring business, which includes working with more recent Seren students.

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Her parents and maintenance loan give her about £800 a month, which she supplements with tutoring and casual work in hospitality.

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But she still wants OCR to negotiate special tutoring for her son, and to educate the district staff about how to help students like him.

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The constant pain, and other symptoms, cause fatigue, but she manages to work 14 hours a week tutoring, supporting students with special educational needs.

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