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Definition of Tutor
1. Noun. A person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.).
Category relationships: Singing, Vocalizing
Specialized synonyms: Crammer
Generic synonyms: Instructor, Teacher
Derivative terms: Tutorial, Tutorship
2. Verb. Be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction. "She tutored me in Spanish"
3. Verb. Act as a guardian to someone.
Definition of Tutor
1. n. One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
2. v. t. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct.
Definition of Tutor
1. Noun. One who teaches another (usually called a ''student'', ''learner'', or ''tutee'') in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. ¹
2. Verb. (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tutor
1. to instruct privately [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tutor
Literary usage of Tutor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"was therefore a right which they claimed as well as a duty imposed on them.
Perseus (ii. 12) alludes to the claim of the tutor as heres to his ..."
2. The American Journal of Education by Henry Barnard (1859)
"The tutor ought not to whip a child without the consent and advice of the ...
THE REQUISITES OF A tutor. The father should treat the tutor with respect, ..."
3. Strategic Education Research Partnership by Suzanne Donovan, Alexandra K. Wigdor, Catherine E. Snow (2003)
"And despite its success, Anderson argues that the Cognitive tutor Algebra ...
Early in the development of the algebra tutor, a decision was made to place a ..."
4. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of Louisiana by Louisiana Supreme Court (1871)
"WB BOYKIN, Under tutor, v. AC HILL, tutor. [! the tutor hart failed to have an
inventory of the minor's property made, ami has omitted to have the mortgage ..."
5. Punch by Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman (1874)
"tutor. That is not the planet which is very near the Sun, and is probably ...
tutor. How do you do, Miss Сл ROLLS u Í How do you do, MASTER SAMUEL P Your ..."
6. The Lives of the Chief Justices of England: From the Norman Conquest Till by John Campbell Campbell (1857)
"While fellow and tutor Abbott was intended for the church, and the time now
approached when he ought to go into orders. His destination was again changed by ..."
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