tutor
Syllables: tu·tor/ˈtjuːtəː/
tutor noun: one who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
Noun (1)
tutor (plural tutors)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- preceptor
- A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
- A homeroom.
- One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
Verb (1)
tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)
Noun (2)
tutor (plural tutors)
- A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
- here are some tutor cards i thought would be interesting.1998 April 5, kc...@pcmagic.com, “tutor ideas”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2019, message-ID <<35271e02.1847089@news.pcmagic.net>>
Verb (2)
tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)
- To fetch a card from one's deck.
- Any instant that you move to the board can *only* be tutored for with Cunning Wish.2002, David Seiler, “Type I -- What do you think about Wishes and how do you plan to break them?”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy (Usenet)
Proper noun capitalized: Tutor
Tutor (plural Tutors)
- A surname.
tutor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
tutor in Hindi
- one who teaches another
- शिक्षक śikṣak, शिक्षिका śikṣikā, अध्यापक adhyāpak, अध्यापिका adhyāpikā, गुरु guru, आचार्य ācārya
- to instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group
- पढ़ाना paṛhānā, सिखाना sikhānā
tutor in Tamil
- ஆசிரியர், தனிமுறைப் பயிற்சி ஆசிரியர்
tutor in Urdu
- tutor
- معلم mu'allim
tutor in Bengali
- tutor
- ওস্তাদ ōstad
More languagesFewer languages
- tutor in Telugu
- ఒజ్జ ojja, ఒజ్జే ojjē
- tutor in Malayalam
- രക്ഷകർത്താവ്, ആശാൻ, സ്വകാര്യാദ്ധ്യാപകൻ
- tutor in Kannada
- ಕಲಿಸುಗ, ಮನೆಕಲಿಸುಗ, ಖಾಸಗಿ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ, ಮನೆಯ ಗುರು
- tutor in Punjabi
- ਟਿਊਟੋਰ
- tutor in Gujarati
- માસ્તર māstar
- tutor in Thai
- ครูพิเศษ
- tutor in Vietnamese
- gia sư
Examples of tutor in a sentence
- The docent is available for office hours and can help to connect students with tutors.
- The fact that you struggle to do your homework proves that you need to go to tutoring.
- I need to mail my tutor about the deadline.
Synonyms of tutor
Forms of tutor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | tutors |
| alternative form (archaic) | tutour |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | tutors |
| present participle | tutoring |
| past participle | tutored |
| past | tutored |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Tutors |
Origin of tutor
From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.
Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.
Words formed from tutor
Words that rhyme with tutor
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Questions about tutor
- What does tutor mean?
- Tutor means one who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- What is tutor in Hindi?
- Tutor in Hindi is शिक्षक (śikṣak), शिक्षिका (śikṣikā), अध्यापक (adhyāpak). See Tutor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is tutor?
- Tutor can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce tutor?
- Tutor is pronounced /ˈtjuːtəː/.
- What is the plural of tutor?
- The plural of tutor is tutors.
Words near tutor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tutor (page history and authors); Tutor (page history and authors); tutor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); معلم (Urdu) (page history and authors); ওস্তাদ (Bengali) (page history and authors); ఒజ్జ (Telugu) (page history and authors); tutor (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tutor (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tutor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); માસ્તર (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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