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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)
6.
to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, especially privately.
7.
to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of.
8.
to instruct underhandedly; coach: to tutor a witness before he testifies.
9.
Archaic.
a.
to train, school, or discipline.
b.
to admonish or reprove.
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Tutorship
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used without object)
10.
to act as a tutor or private instructor.
11.
to study privately with a tutor.
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| tutor (ˈtjuːtə) | |
| —n | |
| 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 See pupil the guardian of a pupil |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct |
| 5. | (tr) to act as guardian to; have care of |
| 6. | chiefly (US) (intr) to study under a tutor |
| 7. | rare (tr) to admonish, discipline, or reprimand |
| [C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over] | |
| 'tutorage | |
| —n | |
| 'tutorship | |
| —n | |
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