tutor

B2 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈtjuːtəː/ See IPA manual

Freq #8164

Meanings

1

noun
A person who teaches one student or a small group, often privately.

He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.
2

verb
To teach a person or small group, especially privately.

To pay her tuition, the student began to tutor teenagers in math.

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1 noun · a person who teaches one... preceptor coach

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Forms tutoredtutoringtutors

Derived forms e-tutortuteetutoragetutorshiptutrix

Related forms intuition tuition tutelage tutelar tutelary tutorial

Etymology

From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.

tutour Middle English tuteur Old French tūtor Latin

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# tutor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈtjuːtəː/
**Frequency rank:** 8164

## Meanings
1. A person who teaches one student or a small group, often privately.
2. To teach a person or small group, especially privately.

## Examples
- He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.
- To pay her tuition, the student began to tutor teenagers in math.

## Derived Forms
- e-tutor
- tutee
- tutorage
- tutorship
- tutrix

## Related Forms
- intuition
- tuition
- tutelage
- tutelar
- tutelary
- tutorial

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: tutour
- Root: tuteur
- Root: tūtor

## Etymology
From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.

## AI Etymology
Tutor is from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition. The historical line also includes Middle English tutour, Old French tuteur, Latin tūtor. In present-day use, it can mean a person who teaches one student or a small group, often privately, or to teach a person or small group, especially privately. Derived formations include e-tutor, tutee, tutorage, tutorship, tutrix.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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