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tu·tor  (ttr, ty-)
n.
1.
a. A private instructor.
b. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.
2. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.
3. A graduate, usually a fellow, responsible for the supervision of an undergraduate at some British universities.
4. Law The legal guardian of a minor and of the minor's property.
v. tu·tored, tu·tor·ing, tu·tors
v.tr.
1. To act as a tutor to; instruct or teach privately.
2. To have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of.
v.intr.
1. To function as a tutor.
2. To be instructed by a tutor; study under a tutor.

[Middle English tutour, from Old French, from Latin ttor, from ttus, variant past participle of tur, to guard.]

tutor [ˈtjuːtə]
n
1. (Social Science / Education) a teacher, usually instructing individual pupils and often engaged privately
2. (Social Science / Education) (at universities, colleges, etc.) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students
3. (Law) Scots law the guardian of a pupil See pupil1 [2]
vb
1. (Social Science / Education) to act as a tutor to (someone); instruct
2. (tr) to act as guardian to; have care of
3. (Social Science / Education) (intr) Chiefly US to study under a tutor
4. (tr) Rare to admonish, discipline, or reprimand
[from Latin: a watcher, from tuērī to watch over]
tutorage , tutorship n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tutortutor - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
singing, vocalizing - the act of singing vocal music
crammer - a teacher who is paid to cram students for examinations
instructor, teacher - a person whose occupation is teaching
Verb1.tutortutor - be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish"
instruct, teach, learn - impart skills or knowledge to; "I taught them French"; "He instructed me in building a boat"
2.tutortutor - act as a guardian to someone        
interrelate, relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"

tutor
noun
verb
teach, educate, school, train, coach, guide, discipline, lecture, drill, instruct, edify, direct She was at home, being tutored with her brothers.
Translations
tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ]
A. N (= private teacher) → profesor(a) m/f particular (Brit) (Univ) → tutor(a) m/f; (= teaching assistant) → profesor(a) m/f auxiliar; (= counsellor, supervisor) → profesor m consejero, profesora f consejera; (eg for OU, also Jur) → tutor(a) m/f
B. VT to tutor sb in Latindar clases particulares de latín a algn
C. CPD tutor group N (Brit) (Scol) → grupo m de tutoría

tutor [ˈtjuːtər]
n
(British) (UNIVERSITY)directeur/trice m/f d'études
(= private teacher) → professeur m particulier
vt
(at university)diriger les études de
(= give private tuition) → donner des cours particuliers à

tutor
n
(= private teacher)Privat- or Hauslehrer(in) m(f)
(Brit Univ) → Tutor(in) m(f)
vt
(as private teacher) → privat unterrichten; (= give extra lessons to)Nachhilfe(unterricht) geben (+dat); to tutor somebody in Latinjdm Privatunterricht/Nachhilfe in Latein geben
(liter, = discipline) emotionsbeherrschen

tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ]
1. n (private teacher) → insegnante m/f privato/a; (living with family) → precettore m (Brit) (Univ) → docente m/f (responsabile di un gruppo)
2. vt to tutor sb in Italiandare lezioni private d'italiano a qn

tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ]
1. n (private teacher) → insegnante m/f privato/a; (living with family) → precettore m (Brit) (Univ) → docente m/f (responsabile di un gruppo)
2. vt to tutor sb in Italiandare lezioni private d'italiano a qn

tutor
n tutor [ˈtjuːtə]
1 a teacher of a group of students in a college or university. onderwyser مُعَلِّم لمجموعة طُلاب في كُلِّيَّه أو جامِعَه преподавател tutor vejleder; universitetslærer der/die Tutor(in) επόπτης σπουδών, εκπαιδευτής tutor juhendaja استاد راهنما opettaja chargé/-ée de classe מוֹרֶה, חוֹנֵך शिक्षक mentor, učitelj tanulmányvezető tanár, tutor pengajar kennari tutor 指導教員 개인 교수 dėstytojas, kurso/studijų vadovas pasniedzējs tutor docent universitets-/høyskolelærer opiekun professor profesor преподаватель(-куратор) tútor, konzultant mentor tutor handledare ครูสอน danışman öğretmen 導師 керівник групи студентів کليہ يا جامعہ کا معلم thầy phụ đạo
2 a privately-employed teacher His parents employed a tutor to teach him Greek. onderwyser, privaat onderwyser مُعَلِّم خُصوصي частен учител domácí učitel privatlærer der/die Privatlehrer(in) καθηγητής ιδιαίτερων μαθημάτων profesor particular eraõpetaja معلم خصوصی yksityisopettaja précepteur/-trice מוֹרֶה פְּרַטִי निजी शिक्षक, गृह-शिक्षक privatni učitelj házitanító guru pribadi einkakennari precettore 家庭教師 가정 교사 privatus mokytojas, repetitorius privātskolotājs guru peribadi priv{#225}{#130}{#225}{#169}leraar privatlærer korepetytor explicador pro­fesor particular частный учитель;репетитор domáci učiteľ domači učitelj, inštruktor učitelj privatlärare ครูพิเศษ özel öğretmen 家庭教師 домашній учитель; репетитор اتاليق، ذاتي طور پر رکھا گيا معلم gia sư
3 a book which teaches a subject, especially music I bought a violin tutor. onderwyser, afrigter كِتاب تَعْليم учебник učebnice lærebog das Lehrbuch εγχειρίδιο διδασκαλίας (συν. μουσικής) método õpik کتاب خودآموز oppikirja méthode מַדרִיך ऐसी किताब जिसे पढ़ कर शिक्षा पाई जाए (glazbeni) priručnik iskola buku petunjuk kennslubók metodo 教本 자습서 vadovėlis pašmācības grāmata buku leerboek lærebok (i musikk) podręcznik livro de instruçOes ghid (учебник-)самоучитель učebnica priročnik uputstvo lärobok คู่มือ müzik öğretim kitabı 教科書 підручник کتاب جو موسيقي وغيرہ سکھاتي ہو sách hướng dẫn âm nhạc
v
to teach He tutored the child in mathematics. leer, onderrig يُعَلِّم обучавам dávat hodiny undervise unterrichten διδάσκω, εκπαιδεύω enseñar, instruir; dar clases particulares õpetama تدریس خصوصی کردن opettaa enseigner, donner des cours particuliers à לְלַמֵד शिक्षा देना podučavati tanít mengajar kenna insegnare 個別指導する 가르치다 mokyti mācīt mengajar onderwijzen undervise uczyć ensinar a da lecţii particulare/meditaţii обучать dávať hodiny poučevati podučavati undervisa, handleda สอนพิเศษ özel ders vermek навчати پڑھانا dạy
adj tuˈtorial [-ˈtoː-]
of or concerning a tutor. tutoriaal مُتَعَلِّق بِوَظيفَة المُعَلِّم настойнически konzultační lærer- Tutor-... διδακτικός, φροντιστηριακός de tutoría, relativo al tutor õppe- مربوط به معلم خصوصی opetus- (de/du) chargé de classe לִימוּדִי ट्यूटोरियल, शिक्षा देने वाला mentorski, učiteljski nevelő; tutori pengajaran sem lÿtur að kennara tutoriale 個別指導の 개인 교수의, 가정교사의 mokytojo, dėstytojo skolotāja-; pasniedzēja- tutorial van een docent som angår en lærer nauczycielski de ensino tutelar, de tutore наставнический konzultačný učiteljski tutorski lärar-, handledar- เกี่ยวกับผู้สอน özel öğretmene ait 指導教師的,導師的 опікунський; наставницький معلم سے متعلق thuộc gia sư
n
a lesson by a tutor at a college or university We have lectures and tutorials in history. tutoriale دَرْس جامِعي خاص بمَجموعَة طُلاب صَغيرَه урок seminář manuduktionstime der Tutorenkurs φροντιστηριακό μάθημα seminario rühmatund, seminar کلاس ویژه pienryhmäopetus travaux pratiques שִׁיעוּר शिक्षिका predavanje, seminar óra a tutorral pelajaran kennslustund, æfingatími corso 個別指導ゼミ 개인 교습 seminaras, pratybos seminārs; konsultācija tutorial college/werkgroep gruppeundervisning zajęcia seminário lucrare practică семинар-консультация seminár vaje tutorski čas lektion โปรแกรมการสอนในคอมพิวเตอร์ danışman öğretmen dersi 指導課 консультація, зустріч із керівником کليہ يا جامعہ کے معلم کا ديا گيا سبق bài giảng

tutor مدرس خصوصي soukromý učitel vejleder Privatlehrer προγυμναστής tutor yksityisopettaja tuteur učitelj insegnante privato 個別指導教官 가정교사 privéleraar veileder nauczyciel professor наставник privatlärare ครูสอนพิเศษ eğitmen giáo viên phụ đạo 家庭教师


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