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tutor
[ too-ter, tyoo- ]
/ Ëtu tÉr, Ëtyu- /
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noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to act as a tutor or private instructor.
to study privately with a tutor.
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Origin of tutor
synonym study for tutor
6. See teach.
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British Dictionary definitions for tutor
tutor
/ (ËtjuËtÉ) /
noun
a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately
(at universities, colleges, etc) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students
verb
Derived forms of tutor
tutorage or tutorship, nounWord Origin for tutor
C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuÄrÄ« to watch over
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