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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•tor /ˈtutɚ, ˈtyu-/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Educationone employed to instruct another, esp. privately.
- Educationa teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges.
v. - to act as a tutor to: [~ + object]She tutored several Japanese ladies in English.[no object]She tutored as often as she could.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tu•tor (to̅o̅′tər, tyo̅o̅′-),USA pronunciation n. - Educationa person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, esp. a private instructor.
- Educationa teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges.
- Educationa teacher without institutional connection who assists students in preparing for examinations.
- Education(esp. 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.
v.t. - to act as a tutor to;
teach or instruct, esp. privately. - to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of.
- to instruct underhandedly;
coach:to tutor a witness before he testifies. - [Archaic.]
- to train, school, or discipline.
- to admonish or reprove.
v.i. - to act as a tutor or private instructor.
- to study privately with a tutor.
- Latin tūtor protector, equivalent. to tū- (variant stem of tuērī to guard; see tutelage) + -tor -tor
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See teach.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tutor /ˈtjuːtə/ n - 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
vb - to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct
- (transitive) to act as guardian to; have care of
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch overˈtutorage, ˈtutorˌship n |