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tutor

Pronunciation: /ˈtjuːtəː/

The English word “tutor” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
  2. A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
  3. A homeroom.
  4. One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
  5. A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.

verb

  1. To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.
  2. To treat with authority or sternness.
  3. To fetch a card from one's deck.

Etymology

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

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