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   tutor

   /ˈtjuːtə/

   noun

   • 1. a private teacher, typically one who teaches a single pupil or a very small group: "a voluntary tutor in adult literacy"
   • ▪ a university or college teacher responsible for the teaching and supervision of assigned students: "my history tutor"
   • ▪ an assistant lecturer in a college or university.
   • ▪ a book of instruction in a particular subject: "this hardback is a complete guide, tutor, and reference"

   verb

   • 1. act as a tutor to (a single pupil or a very small group): "his children were privately tutored"
   • ▪ work as a tutor: "she is scraping a living on part-time tutoring"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French tutour or Latin tutor, from tueri ‘to watch, guard’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tutorage noun
   • 2. tutorship noun

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