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tutor
[too-ter, tyoo-]
noun
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
a teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges.
a teacher without institutional connection who assists students in preparing for examinations.
(especially at Oxford and Cambridge) a university officer, usually a fellow, responsible for teaching and supervising a number of undergraduates.
the guardian of a boy or girl below the age of puberty or majority.
verb (used with object)
to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, especially privately.
to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of.
to instruct underhandedly; coach.
to tutor a witness before he testifies.
Archaic.Ìý
to train, school, or discipline.
to admonish or reprove.
verb (used without object)
to act as a tutor or private instructor.
to study privately with a tutor.
tutor
/ ˈ³ÙÂá³Ü˳ÙÉ™ /
noun
a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately
(at universities, colleges, etc) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students
Scots law the guardian of a pupil See pupil 1
verb
to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct
(tr) to act as guardian to; have care of
(intr) to study under a tutor
rareÌý(tr) to admonish, discipline, or reprimand
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- tutorless adjective
- tutorship noun
- mistutor verb
- subtutor noun
- subtutorship noun
- undertutor noun
- well-tutored adjective
- ˈ³Ù³Ü³Ù´Ç°ù²¹²µ±ð noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of tutor1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Imagine a lifelong companion, a friend, who can advise you on a mortgage, tutor your kids, instruct on how best to handle a difficult friendship, or counsel you on how to deal with grief.
No, Owen’s upstairs playing swing ball with his tutor.
She wrote and edited for the Stanford Daily and Stanford’s literary magazine, and tutored high school students in humanities classrooms across the bay.
He couldn’t afford private schools or tutors, and balked at home-schooling formats and curricula for his daughter, feeling he knew his child best.
Tristan's 15-year-old daughter experiences anxiety and is tutored in English and Maths.
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Related 51³Ô¹Ïs
- educatorÌý
- instructorÌý
- lecturerÌý
- mentorÌý
- teacherÌý
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