1.
[syn: coach, private instructor, tutor]
VERB (2)
1. be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction;
- Example: "She tutored me in Spanish"
2. act as a guardian to someone;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tutor \Tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Tutoring.]
1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to
instruct.
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Their sons are well tutored by you. --Shak.
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2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or
severity. --Addison.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Tutor \Tu"tor\, n. [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch,
defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. Tuition.]
One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of,
some person or thing. Specifically:
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(a) A treasurer; a keeper. "Tutour of your treasure." --Piers
Plowman.
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(b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and
his estate; a guardian.
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(c) A private or public teacher.
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(d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall,
who instructs students, and is responsible for their
discipline.
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(e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a
professor.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tutor
n 1: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing,
acting, etc.) [syn: coach, private instructor, tutor]
v 1: be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She
tutored me in Spanish"
2: act as a guardian to someone
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
TUTOR
A Scripting language on PLATO systems from CDC.
["The TUTOR Language", Bruce Sherwood, Control Data, 1977].