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Meaning of 'tutor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tutor [ n.]
- One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
- A treasurer; a keeper.
- One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
- A private or public teacher.
- An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline.
- An instructor of a lower rank than a professor.
2 . Tutor [ v. t.]
- To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct.
- To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity.

Meaning of 'tutor' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tutor [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
Example in sentence:
  • She tutored me in Spanish

Nearby Words:

tut tut-mouthed tut-nose tut-work tut-workman tut-workmen tutelage tutelar tutelary tutele

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