Tutor

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːtÉ™(r)

Alternative forms

• tutour archaic

Origin

From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tutor ("a watcher, protector, guardian"), from tuēri ("to protect"); see tuition.

Full definition of tutor

Noun

1. One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.
2. (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
3. (obsolete) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
4. (trading card games) A card that allows you to search your deck for one or more other cards.

Derived terms

• tutee
• tutorship

Related terms

• tuition
• tutelage
• tutelar
• tutelary
• tutorial
• tutee

Verb

1. (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group.To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics.
2. (trading card games) To search your deck for one or more other cards.

Anagrams

• trout