tutor

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈtjuːtə(r)/, SAMPA: /ˈtju:t@(r\)
• (US) enPR: tōō’-tər, IPA ^(key): /ˈtuːtə˞/, SAMPA: /"tu:t@`/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular tutor

Plural tutors

1. (countable) A tutor is a person who teaches another person or a small group of people.

Related words

• tutorial
• tutoring
• instructor
• mentor
• teacher

Verb

Plain form tutor

Third-person singular tutors

Past tense tutored

Past participle tutored

Present participle tutoring

1. (transitive) If you tutor a person or a small group, you teach them.

Related words

• instruct
• teach