tutor

  • 41tutor — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who teaches one pupil or a small group, and is paid directly by them: a reading tutor 2 a teacher in a British university or college: She was my tutor at Durham. 2 verb (transitive + in) to teach someone as a tutor see teach …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 42tutor — /ˈtjutə / (say tyoohtuh) noun 1. someone employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor. 2. a university teacher who supervises the studies of certain assigned undergraduates. 3. (in some… …

  • 43tutor — {{#}}{{LM SynT40010}}{{〓}} {{CLAVE T39034}}{{\}}{{CLAVE}}{{/}}{{\}}SINÓNIMOS Y ANTÓNIMOS:{{/}} {{[}}tutor{{]}}, {{[}}tutora{{]}} {{《}}▍ s.{{》}} = {{<}}1{{>}} valedor • protector • mentor (form.) • acudiente (esp. mer.) • apoderado (esp. mer.) =… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 44tutor — [14] A tutor is etymologically someone who ‘looks after’ another – indeed, it was originally used for a ‘guardian’ or ‘protector’: ‘The king … behested himself to be a tutor and defender of him and of his’, Foundation of St Bartholomew’s church… …

    Word origins

  • 45tutor — n. & v. n. 1 a private teacher, esp. in general charge of a person s education. 2 a university teacher supervising the studies or welfare of assigned undergraduates. 3 Brit. a book of instruction in a subject. v. 1 tr. act as a tutor to. 2 intr.… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 46tutor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English tutour, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French, from Latin tutor, from tueri Date: 14th century a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another: as a. a private teacher b. a teacher in a British… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 47tutor — 1. noun One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one on one or small group interaction. He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor. See Also: tuition, tutelage, tutelar …

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  • 48Tutor — Tu|tor der; s, ...oren <aus gleichbed. lat. tutor, eigtl. »Beschützer«, zu tueri »schützen«, Bed. 1 aus gleichbed. engl. tutor>: 1. a) Leiter eines Tutoriums; b) Lehrer u. Ratgeber von Studenten (z. B. bei praktischer pädagogischer… …

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  • 49tutor — tu|tor1 [ tutər ] noun count * 1. ) someone who gives private lessons in a particular subject: my daughter s violin tutor 2. ) someone who teaches and advises a group of students at a university tutor tu|tor 2 [ tutər ] verb transitive FORMAL to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 50tutor — tu·tor || tuːtÉ™ / tju n. private teacher; university or college officer charged with responsibility for undergraduate students (for studies or welfare); guardian of a child v. instruct or teach (especially as a private teacher); perform the… …

    English contemporary dictionary