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 Definitions of tutor  [ˈtu tər, ˈtyu-]  

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Definition of 'tutor' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) tutor
a person employed to instruct another, esp. privately.

2.  tutor
a teacher of academic rank lower than instructor in some American universities and colleges.

3.  tutor
(esp. at Oxford and Cambridge) a university officer responsible for teaching and supervising a number of undergraduates.

4. (v.t.) tutor
to act as a tutor to; teach or instruct, esp. privately; coach.

5.  tutor
to have the guardianship, instruction, or care of.

6.  tutor
Archaic.

7.  tutor
to train, school, or discipline.

8. (v.i.) tutor
to act as a tutor or private instructor.

9.  tutor
to study privately with a tutor.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < L tūtor protector =tū- (var. s. of tuērī to guard) +-tor -tor)

Definition of 'tutor' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) coach, private instructor, tutor
a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)

2. (verb) tutor
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
"She tutored me in Spanish"

3. (verb) tutor
act as a guardian to someone


Definition of 'tutor' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) tutor
sb who gives lessons to one student at a time
my math tutor


Definition of 'tutor' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) tutor
one who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing

2. (noun) tutor
a treasurer; a keeper

3. (noun) tutor
one who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian

4. (noun) tutor
a private or public teacher

5. (noun) tutor
an officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline

6. (noun) tutor
an instructor of a lower rank than a professor

7. (verb) tutor
to have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct

8. (verb) tutor
to play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity


Translation of 'tutor' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a teacher of a group of students in a college or university.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: onderwyser Arabic flag Arabic: مُعَلِّم لمجموعة طُلاب في Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: преподавател
Brazilian flag Brazilian: professor Czech flag Czech: tutor German flag German: der/die Tutor(in)
Danish flag Danish: vejleder; universitetslær Greek flag Greek: επόπτης σπουδών, εκπαιδευ Spanish flag Spanish: tutor
Estonian flag Estonian: juhendaja Farsi flag Farsi: استاد راهنما Finnish flag Finnish: opettaja
French flag French: chargé/-ée de classe Hebrew flag Hebrew: מוֹרֶה, חוֹנֵך Hindi flag Hindi: शिक्षक
Croatian flag Croatian: mentor, učitelj Hungarian flag Hungarian: tanulmányvezető tanár, tu Indonesian flag Indonesian: pengajar
Icelandic flag Icelandic: kennari Italian flag Italian: tutor Japanese flag Japanese: 指導教員
Korean flag Korean: 개인 교수 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: dėstytojas, kurso/studijų Latvian flag Latvian: pasniedzējs
Malay flag Malay: tutor Dutch flag Dutch: docent Norwegian flag Norwegian: universitets-/høyskolelær
Polish flag Polish: opiekun Persian flag Persian: استاد راهنما Pashto flag Pashto: لارښود استاد
Portuguese flag Portuguese: professor Romanian flag Romanian: profesor Russian flag Russian: преподаватель(-куратор)
Slovak flag Slovak: tútor, konzultant Slovenian flag Slovenian: mentor Serbian flag Serbian: tutor
Swedish flag Swedish: handledare Thai flag Thai: ครูสอน Turkish flag Turkish: danışman öğretmen
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 導師 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: керівник групи студентів Urdu flag Urdu: کليہ يا جامعہ کا معلم
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thầy phụ đạo Chinese flag Chinese: 导师

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