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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

/ ˈtjuːtə /

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. See pupil
    Scots law the guardian of a pupil See pupil 1


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

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Derived Forms

  • ˈtutorage, noun

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Other Words From

  • tutor·less adjective
  • tutor·ship noun
  • mis·tutor verb
  • sub·tutor noun
  • sub·tutor·ship noun
  • under·tutor noun
  • well-tutored adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tutor1

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tūtor protector, equivalent to tū- (variant stem of tuērī to guard; tutelage ) + -tor -tor

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Word History and Origins

Origin of tutor1

C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over

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Synonym Study

See teach.

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Example Sentences

AI tutors are proliferating even more during the pandemic, and they could be a critical component to solving the financial woes in the American education system by reducing teacher workloads and helping make higher ed cheaper.

From Ozy

Two weeks ago, I wrote that learning pods – clusters of families that hire a tutor to educate their children together – threatened to take us back to a time before public schools existed.

She’ll hire a private tutor to teach between six and eight kids in a rented office space for four hours a day.

From Quartz

Others expressed concerns about paying for childcare, and that the plan could exacerbate inequities because some families will utilize costly solutions like tutors.

They meet in person, at one of the families’ homes, where either a hired tutor or one of the kids’ parents guides the students.

Her mother was illiterate, but she secured a tutor for both her sons and her daughters, and Juana could read by the age of 3.

Filming in Mexico City, where his tutor would supplement world-history lessons with trips to nearby Aztec ruins.

He was unnerved when he hired a grand master to tutor her in chess and, after a few months of lessons, she started beating Shaw.

Day completely controlled her fate—he was employer, protector, and tutor all rolled into one.

Bialik credits a tutor she had when she was 15 for changing the trajectory of her life.

While Yung Pak was listening to the conversation between his father and tutor on this evening, a knock was heard.

Through a narrow door about three feet high the lad and his tutor entered their room.

These had a ghostly effect on Yung Pak, and made him cling closely to the side of his tutor.

He studied theology, and became tutor to the sons of influential personages.

He was tutor to lady Jane Grey, and more noted for his severity against the Puritans than for his learning.

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