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tutor

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tutor (noun)
  2. 2) tutor (verb)
  3. tutor dative (noun)

1tu·tor

noun \ˈtü-tər, ˈtyü-\

Definition of TUTOR

: a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another: as a : a private teacher b : a teacher in a British university who gives individual instruction to undergraduates
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Examples of TUTOR

  1. I got a tutor to help me with my homework.
  2. He is a tutor in European history.

Origin of TUTOR

Middle English tutour, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin tutor, from tueri
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with TUTOR

neuter, fluter, hooter, looter, pewter, rooter, router, scooter, shooter, souter, suiter, suitor, tooter

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