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Noun: tutor  t(y)oo-tu(r)
  1. A private or personal teacher
    "She hired a tutor to improve her vocal technique";
    - coach, private instructor
Verb: tutor  t(y)oo-tu(r)
  1. Be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
    "She tutored me in Spanish"
     
  2. [archaic] Act as a guardian or mentor to
    "He was tutored by his uncle until coming of age"

Derived forms: tutored, tutoring, tutors

Type of: educator, instruct, instructor, interrelate, learn [archaic], relate, teach, teacher

Encyclopedia: Tutor