tutor
noun
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
tutorship
-
a word derived from
tutor.
Example Sentences
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A tutorship, or guardianship, was created, which meant that anybody could go to court on the lagoon's behalf.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
But the Reds' possession stats from throw-ins improved from 45.4% to 68.4% under Gronnemark's tutorship, moving from 18th to first in the league on that metric.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Both Corbins graduated with yellow cords for peer tutorship, meaning they regularly helped at least five of their peers finish homework or study for exams.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2019
When Obama became president three years later, his signal achievements on nuclear security all stemmed from his tutorship with Lugar.
From Slate ● Apr. 29, 2019
When four years old, he and his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, two years his senior, were placed under the tutorship of John Neale Dalton, then curate of Sandringham.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various
