tutor

noun tu·tor \ ˈtü-tər , ˈtyü- \

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Examples: tutor in a Sentence

Definition of tutor

: 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

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Examples of tutor in a Sentence

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

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His all-in-one role as coach, tutor, drill sergeant and manager undoubtedly left little time for softness.

— people staff, PEOPLE.com, "Joe Jackson Was Left Out of Son Michael's Will: 'This Is a Decision His Son Made' Says Lawyer," 27 June 2018
Finally, students of color are more likely to come from families with lower amounts of wealth, which inhibit their ability to afford the high price tags of private tutors or prep courses that could help boost their scores.

— sara garcia, Fortune, "Colleges Are Ditching the SAT/ACT. It’s Time They End Early-Decision Practices, Too," 22 June 2018
Allen was in the family's Connecticut country home with the kids and Pascal's kids, plus two nannies and a French tutor.

— elizabeth chuck /, NBC News, "Moses Farrow defends Woody Allen, says mother Mia Farrow was abusive," 24 May 2018
Privileged students, with wider access to books, museums, tutors and other forms of cultural or academic enrichment, tend to get higher marks.

— nick anderson, chicagotribune.com, "University of Chicago eliminates SAT/ACT requirement," 14 June 2018
Privileged students, with wider access to books, museums, tutors and other forms of cultural or academic enrichment, tend to get higher marks.

— nick anderson, Washington Post, "A shake-up in elite admissions: U-Chicago drops SAT/ACT testing requirement," 14 June 2018
Emmy was watching a documentary about wolves, her favorite animal, with her tutor at a museum.

— wayne drash, CNN, "The medicine keeping her alive was also killing her," 12 June 2018
Some individual members of UAW Local 2865, which represents graduate students who teach, tutor and grade assignments, also joined the strike or used it as a teaching opportunity.

— teresa watanabe, latimes.com, "UC labor strike expands with show of support from more unions," 8 May 2018
Arlene lived tikkun olam by volunteering to tutor disadvantaged children and by working with CASA to help keep families supported and together.

— hartford courant, courant.com, "Arlene M. Elovich," 23 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of tutor

Middle English tutour, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin tutor, from tueri

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined above

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Other Education Terms

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

tutor

verb

Definition of tutor

tutored; tutoring; tutors

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

1 : to do the work of a tutor

2 : to receive instruction especially privately

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Examples of tutor in a Sentence

She earned extra money tutoring in the evening.
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes

Recent Examples of tutor from the Web

Scott Langdon ably portrays both Merlyn, the magician who tutored young Arthur, and Pellinore, the idiosyncratic king who battles Arthur in chess.

— julia m. klein, Philly.com, "Act II Playhouse's 'Camelot' a scaled-down yet powerful portrayal," 27 May 2018
Meeks spends her free time tutoring students and makes a point to attend their activities outside her classroom to show support.

— mike glenn, Houston Chronicle, "Katy ISD honors "Of the Year" staffers," 27 Apr. 2018
Only an android), the premiere catches you up so seamlessly you won’t even noticed that you’re being tutored.

— david wiegand, kansascity, "‘Westworld’ comes undone – brilliantly – in new season | The Kansas City Star," 20 Apr. 2018
Only an android), the premiere catches you up so seamlessly you won’t even noticed that you’re being tutored.

— San Francisco Chronicle, "‘Westworld’ comes undone — brilliantly— in new season," 17 Apr. 2018
The girls reunite in high school when Amanda’s mom pays Lily to tutor her daughter.

— jill gutowitz, Glamour, "'Thoroughbreds' and the Enduring Allure of the Bad Friend," 8 Mar. 2018
Twice a month, the Johnson sisters and their cohorts will offer Saturday classes at the church, focusing on budgeting, food planning, job searches, mock interviews, tutoring and accessing government services.

— maureen c. gilmer, Indianapolis Star, "Urban church in Indianapolis fights for the lives and souls of its neighbors," 4 Mar. 2018
For years, Texas education officials illegally led schools across the state to deny therapy, tutoring and counseling to tens of thousands of children with disabilities, the federal government said Thursday.

— brian m. rosenthal, New York Times, "Texas Illegally Excluded Thousands From Special Education, Federal Officials Say," 11 Jan. 2018
As a young teacher in Coffeyville, Brosseau, spent months tutoring a student with polio who was living with an iron lung.

— mará rose williams, kansascity, "Retired high school teacher leaves more than $7 million to the University of Kansas," 5 June 2018

First Known Use of tutor

1592

in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

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tutor Synonyms

Synonyms

educate, indoctrinate, instruct, school, teach, train;

Related Words

coach, mentor;

drill, fit, ground, habilitate, prepare, prime, qualify;

direct, guide, lead, rear;

catechize, lecture, moralize, preach;

implant, inculcate, instill (also instil);

homeschool;

edify, enlighten;

brief, familiarize, impart (to), inform, verse;

initiate, introduce, show;

reeducate, reschool, reteach, retrain;

TUTOR Defined for English Language Learners

tutor

noun

Definition of tutor for English Language Learners

: a teacher who works with one student
: a teacher at a British university who works with one student or a small group of students

tutor

verb

Definition of tutor for English Language Learners

: to teach a single student : to teach someone as a tutor

TUTOR Defined for Kids

tutor

noun tu·tor \ ˈtü-tər , ˈtyü- \

Definition of tutor for Students

: a teacher who works with an individual student

tutor

verb

Definition of tutor for Students

tutored; tutoring

: to teach usually individually

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tutor

noun tu·tor \ ˈtü-tər, ˈtyü-tər \

legal Definition of tutor

in the civil law of Louisiana : a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation — compare committee, conservator, curator

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tutorship

noun

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