: a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another: such as
a
: a private teacher
b
: a teacher in a British university who gives individual instruction to undergraduates
tutored; tutoring; tutors
1
: to teach or guide usually individually in a special subject or for a particular purpose : coach
2
: to have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of
Examples of tutor in a Sentence
Noun
I got a tutor to help me with my homework.
He is a tutor in European history.
Verb
She earned extra money tutoring in the evening.
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Hands-on approach: Imagine a language tutor who is available anytime to teach you new words or check on a student’s progress.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
What happened was, my girlfriend, who’s now my wife, was already tutoring that boy in English.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The district is looking for teachers, tutors, paraeducators, substitute teachers, noon hour supervisors, bus drivers, custodians, social workers and food service workers, according to a post on the U-46 website.
—Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Hands-on approach: Imagine a language tutor who is available anytime to teach you new words or check on a student’s progress.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
He was tutored by men from the Dominican order and he was baptized at St. Gertrude, a Dominican priory in Cincinnati.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2025
What happened was, my girlfriend, who’s now my wife, was already tutoring that boy in English.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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tutor
1 of 2 noun
tu·tor
ˈt(y)üt-ər 
: a person who has the responsibility of instructing and guiding another
tutor
2 of 2 verb
: to teach usually individually
Legal Definition
tutor
noun
tu·tor
ˈtü-tər, ˈtyü-tər
in the civil law of Louisiana
: a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation compare committee, conservator, curator
tutorship
noun
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