: 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
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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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Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The literacy program serves both native English speakers and individuals learning English as a second language, and a number of community residents volunteer as tutors.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
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Noun
The 2-day-old strike was launched by United Auto Workers 4811, which represents 48,000 graduate student teaching assistants, tutors, researchers and other academic workers at the 10 UC campuses and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
The literacy program serves both native English speakers and individuals learning English as a second language, and a number of community residents volunteer as tutors.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 14 May 2024
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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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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