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| tu·tor [ ttər ] |
noun (plural tu·tors) |
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1. teacher: a teacher who instructs an individual student or a small group of students, especially one teaching students in need of remedial work
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2. U.S. low-ranking U.S. university teacher: in some U.S. universities, a teacher of a rank below instructor
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3. British university teacher: in British universities, an academic who is responsible for teaching and advising an allocated group of students
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verb (past and past participle tu·tored, present participle tu·tor·ing, 3rd person present singular tu·tors) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb act as tutor: to give somebody individual tuition in a subject or skill
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2. intransitive verb U.S. receive private lessons: to study under a tutor
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| [14th century. Via Anglo-Norman< Latin, "guardian" < tut- (see tutelage)] |
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  tu·tor·age noun |
| tu·tor·ship noun |
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