tutor (redirected from tutorships)

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.

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

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tutor

Noun

1. a teacher, usually one instructing individual pupils

2. (at a college or university) a member of staff responsible for the teaching and supervision of a certain number of students

Verb

to act as a tutor to (someone) [Latin: a watcher]

tutorship n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tutor - a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) private instructor, coach 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
Verb	1.	tutor - 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.	tutor - act as a guardian to someone interrelate, relate - be in a relationship with; "How are these two observations related?"

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tutor

noun 1. teacher, coach, instructor, educator, guide, governor, guardian, lecturer, guru, mentor, preceptor, master or mistress, schoolmaster or schoolmistress

verb 2. teach, educate, school, train, coach, guide, discipline, lecture, drill, instruct, edify, direct

Translations

tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ] n → profesor(a) m/f

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tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ] n (Brit) (Scol) (in college) → directeur/trice d'études (= private teacher); précepteur/trice

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tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ] n → Tutor(in) m(f);

(private tutor) → Privatlehrer(in) m(f)

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tutor [ˈtjuːtəʳ] n (in college) → docente m/f (responsabile di un gruppo di studenti);

(private teacher) → precettore m