répétiteurn.
/rᵻˌpɛtᵻˈtəː/, U.S. /rəˌpɛdiˈtər/ 1. Chiefly in French contexts: a tutor or subordinate instructor in a college or university. Cf. repetitor n.
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society > education > teaching > teacher > university or college teacher > [noun] > tutor
tutorc1610
superviser1616
pupil-mongera1661
college tutor1790
répétiteur1812
tute1895
supervisor1918
1812 A. Chalmers Gen. Biogr. Dict. (rev. ed.) III. 439 He was at first répetiteur in the collége of Lisieux.
1872 H. Barnard Sci. & Art I. 407 The object of the répétiteur, or private tutor, is to second every lecture of the professor.
1911 Educ. Rev. 41 253 In addition to the regular professors, there are the répétiteurs.
1970 C. Escoffier-Lambiotte in J. R. Krevans & P. G. Condliffe Reform Med. Educ. 17 The senior students who, at the end of their fourth year of study, became répétiteurs or assistant masters.
1998 A. J. Pomerans tr. P. den Boer Hist. as Profession v. 287 [He] was appointed a history répétiteur..at the brand-new Ecole pratique des hautes études.
2. A person who teaches musicians and singers (esp. opera singers) their parts.Recorded earliest in figurative context.
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society > leisure > the arts > music > study or science of music > music scholar > [noun] > teacher
music master1623
singing-master1711
music mistress1814
répétiteur1837
1837 Figaro 4 Nov. 174/2 Since providence has taken the first fiddle out of my hands, and made me as it were a sort of repetiteur to my dear child, she has done exactly as she liked.
1847 A. Smith Nat. Hist. Ballet-girl iii. 26 The musician, whose business it is, as repetiteur, to represent the entire orchestra.
1928 Times 17 Nov. 10/2 As young répétiteurs they taught innumerable stupid singers every word, and every note.
1941 L. A. G. Strong John McCormack iv. 70 Covent Garden in those days was blessed by the possession of a master répétiteur at the piano.
1974 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 3 Aug. 15/10 (advt.) The Australian Opera has vacancies for experienced repetiteurs.
2007 Opera Now Mar. 105/3 Catriona Beveridge on the harpsichord continuo should have no problem graduating from the Jette Parker Young Artists programme to a major opera house as repetiteur.
3. A person who supervises ballet rehearsals.
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1839 Charter 15 Sept. 538/1 New ballet at ten: every body concerned—properties, scenes, fire-work maker, Mr. Pingle, repetiteur.
1867 Bristol Mercury 26 Oct. 4/6 A Spanish ballet..entitled The Elixir Of Love... Repetiteur—Mr. R. Watson.
1952 Ballet Ann. 1953 143/1 The Sadler's Wells Ballet... Professor of Dancing and Repetiteur: Harijs Plucis.
1964 W. G. Raffé Dict. Dance 416/2 The répétiteur is often a private tutor; but in Theatre he is in charge of..the full preparation for the show; he may also be the ballet-master.
1977 Times 16 May 8/6 Then to the Royal Ballet..eventually becoming..principal répétiteur.
2004 Time Out N.Y. 22 July 70/1 Lopez hopes to create projects in conjunction with the trust that will improve the staging techniques of Balanchine ballets for future repetiteurs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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