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
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. 13, 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
Carlyle supported himself partly by the tutorship of private pupils, a form of teaching less distasteful to him than his school work had been.
From The Age of Tennyson by Hugh Walker
