: 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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Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
More than half the tutors celebrated multiple students who were graduating.
—K. Mauser, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
An impact statement from the group said first- and second-grade students are tutored for 40 minutes, up to four days per week, in a dedicated Reading Power space.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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Noun
The kids playing sports at big-time college programs are examples of this trend, but so are many of the straight-A students who attend classes at those same colleges, whose parents may have paid for private tutors and consultants to help secure admission.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
More than half the tutors celebrated multiple students who were graduating.
—K. Mauser, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
Verb
Ward tutored another Tewaaraton finalist at Army in Brendan Nichtern in 2022.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
An impact statement from the group said first- and second-grade students are tutored for 40 minutes, up to four days per week, in a dedicated Reading Power space.
—Gregory Harutunian, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 2 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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