: 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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Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Laura Astorga Producer-director Astorga has a long, varied curriculum that includes work in Costa Rican and Nicaraguan TV and cinema, and working as an on-camera acting tutor and casting director for over 100 commercials, features, and shorts.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 July 2025
Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Mamdani was also quietly tutored by Daanish Masood Alavi, a United Nations career peacebuilder who used Augmented Reality and AI to create pathways to empathy with Be Another Lab.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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Noun
Beyond athletics, Kingston excels as a peer tutor, supporting fellow students academically, and consistently upholds Tindley’s high expectations.
—Caroline Beck, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Laura Astorga Producer-director Astorga has a long, varied curriculum that includes work in Costa Rican and Nicaraguan TV and cinema, and working as an on-camera acting tutor and casting director for over 100 commercials, features, and shorts.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 July 2025
Verb
These are students who give of themselves in such ways like helping peers with special needs, tutoring other students, helping with athletic teams, working with younger students and more.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Mamdani was also quietly tutored by Daanish Masood Alavi, a United Nations career peacebuilder who used Augmented Reality and AI to create pathways to empathy with Be Another Lab.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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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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