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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.);
[syn: coach, private instructor, tutor]


VERB (2)

1. be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction;
- Example: "She tutored me in Spanish"

2. act as a guardian to someone;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tutor \Tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored; p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring.] 1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct. [1913 Webster] Their sons are well tutored by you. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tutor \Tu"tor\, n. [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. Tuition.] One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. Specifically: [1913 Webster] (a) A treasurer; a keeper. "Tutour of your treasure." --Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] (b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian. [1913 Webster] (c) A private or public teacher. [1913 Webster] (d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline. [1913 Webster] (e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tutor n 1: a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) [syn: coach, private instructor, tutor] v 1: be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; "She tutored me in Spanish" 2: act as a guardian to someone
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

TUTOR A Scripting language on PLATO systems from CDC. ["The TUTOR Language", Bruce Sherwood, Control Data, 1977].