tutor

[ too-ter, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu tər, ˈtyu- /

noun

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

to act as a tutor or private instructor.
to study privately with a tutor.

Origin of tutor

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin tūtor protector, equivalent to tū- (variant stem of tuērī to guard; see tutelage) + -tor -tor

synonym study for tutor

6. See teach.

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British Dictionary definitions for tutoring

tutor
/ (ˈtjuːtə) /

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
Scots law the guardian of a pupil See pupil 1 (def. 2)

verb

Derived forms of tutor

tutorage or tutorship, noun

Word Origin for tutor

C14: from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over