: a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another: such as
a
: a private teacher
b
: a teacher in a British university who gives individual instruction to undergraduates
tutored; tutoring; tutors
1
: to teach or guide usually individually in a special subject or for a particular purpose : coach
2
: to have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of
Examples of tutor in a Sentence
Noun
I got a tutor to help me with my homework.
He is a tutor in European history.
Verb
She earned extra money tutoring in the evening.
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Per her LinkedIn, Marks also worked as a reading and literature tutor while attending Northwestern, helping children in the Chicago Youth Programs between the ages of 4 and 8 to achieve academic success.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 June 2026
News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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Noun
Musk’s company laid off a number of AI tutors in the fall, many of whom were generalists, some of the people said.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
Per her LinkedIn, Marks also worked as a reading and literature tutor while attending Northwestern, helping children in the Chicago Youth Programs between the ages of 4 and 8 to achieve academic success.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Verb
Cole tutored with Casa de Amistad from 2022 through 2025, the news release stated.
—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
She’s being raised in upper crust Gilead society, tutored in a private girls’ school led by Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) for a potential prosperous husband, specifically one in the upper ranks of the military.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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tutor
1 of 2 noun
tu·tor
ˈt(y)üt-ər 
: a person who has the responsibility of instructing and guiding another
tutor
2 of 2 verb
: to teach usually individually
Legal Definition
tutor
noun
tu·tor
ˈtü-tər, ˈtyü-tər
in the civil law of Louisiana
: a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation compare committee, conservator, curator
tutorship
noun
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