: 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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Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Image In addition to chaperoning the former president, Mr. Van Put volunteered as a guide and fly-fishing tutor for other high-profile visitors, including John F. Kennedy Jr., Dan Rather, Sandra Day O’Connor and Cory Wells, a lead vocalist with the rock band Three Dog Night.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Brian Wacker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
He has been tutored, murder-boarded, preinterviewed and received something of a reputational makeover from his GOP supporters, who have assured Trump there are, at least as of this morning, sufficient Republican votes to make Hegseth, 44, the next secretary of Defense.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Hoffman and Beato see a world of AI tutors personalizing education for each child, researchers rapidly discovering cures for diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer, and AI advisors empowering people to navigate complex systems and achieve their goals.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Image In addition to chaperoning the former president, Mr. Van Put volunteered as a guide and fly-fishing tutor for other high-profile visitors, including John F. Kennedy Jr., Dan Rather, Sandra Day O’Connor and Cory Wells, a lead vocalist with the rock band Three Dog Night.
—Sam Roberts, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
Stanley has often tutored younger players with extra on-field work after practice.
—Brian Wacker, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
He has been tutored, murder-boarded, preinterviewed and received something of a reputational makeover from his GOP supporters, who have assured Trump there are, at least as of this morning, sufficient Republican votes to make Hegseth, 44, the next secretary of Defense.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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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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