plural tutors
1
: a teacher who works with one student
I got a tutor to help me with my homework.
a private tutor
2
British
: a teacher at a British university who works with one student or a small group of students
He is a tutor in European history.
tutors; tutored; tutoring
: to teach a single student : to teach someone as a tutor
She earned extra money tutoring in the evening.
She was tutoring her son in math. [=helping her son study math]
Some teachers stay after school to tutor [=coach] struggling students.
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/tutor. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.
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