: 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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John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
In a second experiment with a different group of participants, the researchers added human professionals—a Latino construction worker, a white doctor, an Asian tutor and a Black athlete—to the same scenes.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
In education, Dehghani is concerned about a generation of students who are learning with AI and being tutored by AI.
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Noun
Adora is the author of an unexpected bestseller of ancient Greek works in translation, and works as a personal tutor to the tween boys of an ultra-wealthy New York couple.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
In a second experiment with a different group of participants, the researchers added human professionals—a Latino construction worker, a white doctor, an Asian tutor and a Black athlete—to the same scenes.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
Agnes and her friends aren’t permitted to read or write, yet they have been rigorously tutored by Aunt Lydia and the other aunts.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
In education, Dehghani is concerned about a generation of students who are learning with AI and being tutored by AI.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 18 Apr. 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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