Associations to the word «Tutor»

Wiktionary

TUTOR, noun. One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
TUTOR, noun. (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
TUTOR, noun. (obsolete) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
TUTOR, noun. (trading card games) A card that allows you to search your deck for one or more other cards.
TUTOR, verb. (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group.
TUTOR, verb. (trading card games) To search your deck for one or more other cards.

Dictionary definition

TUTOR, noun. A person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.).
TUTOR, verb. Be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish".
TUTOR, verb. Act as a guardian to someone.

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.
Hippocrates