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tu·tor 
[too-ter, tyoo-] Pronunciation Key
[too-ter, tyoo-] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, esp. 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. | (esp. 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. |
| 6. | to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, esp. privately. |
| 7. | to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of. |
| 8. | to instruct underhandedly; coach: to tutor a witness before he testifies. |
| 9. | Archaic.
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| 10. | to act as a tutor or private instructor. |
| 11. | to study privately with a tutor. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| tu·tor
(tōō'tər, tyōō'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
v. tu·tored, tu·tor·ing, tu·tors v. tr.
v. intr.
[Middle English tutour, from Old French, from Latin tūtor, from tūtus, variant past participle of tuērī, to guard.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
tutor
tutor
1377, "guardian, custodian," from O.Fr. tutour "guardian, private teacher," from L. tutorem (nom. tutor) "guardian, watcher," from tutus, variant pp. of tueri "watch over," of unknown origin. Specific sense of "senior boy appointed to help a junior in his studies" is recorded from 1689. The verb is attested from 1592; tutorial (adj.) is recorded from 1742; as a noun it is attested from 1923.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| tutor | |
noun | |
| 1. | a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) [syn: coach] |
verb | |
| 1. | be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish" |
| 2. | act as a guardian to someone |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: tu·tor
Pronunciation: 'tü-t&r, 'tyü-t&r
Function: noun
in the civil law of Louisiana : a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation —compare COMMITTEE, CONSERVATOR, CURATOR —tu·tor·ship noun
Main Entry: tu·tor
Pronunciation: 'tü-t&r, 'tyü-t&r
Function: noun
in the civil law of Louisiana : a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation —compare COMMITTEE, CONSERVATOR, CURATOR —tu·tor·ship noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This
TUTOR
A Scripting language on PLATO systems from CDC.
["The TUTOR Language", Bruce Sherwood, Control Data, 1977].
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
U.S. Gazetteer - Cite This Source - Share This
Tutor Key, KY Zip code(s): 41263
U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Tutor
Tu"tor\, n. [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. Tuition.] One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. Specifically: (a) A treasurer; a keeper. "Tutour of your treasure." --Piers Plowman. (b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian. (c) A private or public teacher. (d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline. (e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Tutor
Tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored; p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring.]1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct. Their sons are well tutored by you. --Shak. 2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. --Addison.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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