: 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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Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Even before the grand-opening celebration, Reichert Simpson said patrons were reading, tutors were helping students, other customers were taking business calls.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Bianchi expressed gratitude for Hall, who tutored him in the summer ahead of Bianchi’s junior year to get his grades up from missing the last term of school as a sophomore.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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Noun
Smith added that Morris and his tutors, Kim Burke and Sydney Lawson, were keys to his success, along with the rest of the support staff on campus.
—Jason Jones, New York Times, 10 May 2026
Even before the grand-opening celebration, Reichert Simpson said patrons were reading, tutors were helping students, other customers were taking business calls.
—Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 8 May 2026
Verb
Her first year in New Haven, Heidi tutored students on weekends to pay her parents back.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, New Yorker, 10 May 2026
Bianchi expressed gratitude for Hall, who tutored him in the summer ahead of Bianchi’s junior year to get his grades up from missing the last term of school as a sophomore.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 8 May 2026
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 13 May. 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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