tutor

See also: Tutor

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.

Pronunciation

Noun

tutor (plural tutors)

  1. One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
    He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.
  2. (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
  3. (UK) A homeroom.
  4. (obsolete or Quebec law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
Synonyms
Translations

Verb

tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)

  1. (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.
    To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics.
  2. (transitive, archaic) To treat with authority or sternness.
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Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.

Noun

tutor (plural tutors)

  1. (collectible card games) A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
    • 1998 April 5, kc...@pcmagic.com, “tutor ideas”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc‎[1] (Usenet), retrieved 9 May 2019, message-ID <<35271e02.1847089@news.pcmagic.net>>:
      here are some tutor cards i thought would be interesting.

Verb

tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)

  1. (collectible card games) To fetch a card from one's deck.
    • 2002, David Seiler, “Type I -- What do you think about Wishes and how do you plan to break them?”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.strategy‎[2] (Usenet):
      Any instant that you move to the board can *only* be tutored for with Cunning Wish.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin tūtōrem.

    Pronunciation

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    tutor m (plural tutors, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutores)

    1. tutor (teacher)
    2. guardian (person responsible for another)

    References

    Further reading

    Chinese

    Etymology 1

    From English tutor.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    tutor

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) tutor (one who teaches)

    Etymology 2

    From clipping of English tutorial.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    tutor

    1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) tutorial
      上tutor [Cantonese]  ―  soeng5 tiu6 to1 [Jyutping]  ―  to attend tutorial class

    References

    Finnish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtu(ː)tor/, [ˈt̪u(ː)t̪o̞r]
    • Rhymes: -utor
    • Syllabification(key): tu‧tor
    • Hyphenation(key): tu‧tor

    Noun

    tutor

    1. alternative form of tuutori

    Declension

    Inflection of tutor (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
    nominative tutor tutorit
    genitive tutorin tutorien
    tutoreiden
    tutoreitten
    partitive tutoria tutoreita
    tutoreja
    illative tutoriin tutoreihin
    singular plural
    nominative tutor tutorit
    accusative nom. tutor tutorit
    gen. tutorin
    genitive tutorin tutorien
    tutoreiden
    tutoreitten
    partitive tutoria tutoreita
    tutoreja
    inessive tutorissa tutoreissa
    elative tutorista tutoreista
    illative tutoriin tutoreihin
    adessive tutorilla tutoreilla
    ablative tutorilta tutoreilta
    allative tutorille tutoreille
    essive tutorina tutoreina
    translative tutoriksi tutoreiksi
    abessive tutoritta tutoreitta
    instructive — tutorein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of tutor (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative tutorini tutorini
    accusative nom. tutorini tutorini
    gen. tutorini
    genitive tutorini tutorieni
    tutoreideni
    tutoreitteni
    partitive tutoriani tutoreitani
    tutorejani
    inessive tutorissani tutoreissani
    elative tutoristani tutoreistani
    illative tutoriini tutoreihini
    adessive tutorillani tutoreillani
    ablative tutoriltani tutoreiltani
    allative tutorilleni tutoreilleni
    essive tutorinani tutoreinani
    translative tutorikseni tutoreikseni
    abessive tutorittani tutoreittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — tutoreineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative tutorisi tutorisi
    accusative nom. tutorisi tutorisi
    gen. tutorisi
    genitive tutorisi tutoriesi
    tutoreidesi
    tutoreittesi
    partitive tutoriasi tutoreitasi
    tutorejasi
    inessive tutorissasi tutoreissasi
    elative tutoristasi tutoreistasi
    illative tutoriisi tutoreihisi
    adessive tutorillasi tutoreillasi
    ablative tutoriltasi tutoreiltasi
    allative tutorillesi tutoreillesi
    essive tutorinasi tutoreinasi
    translative tutoriksesi tutoreiksesi
    abessive tutorittasi tutoreittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — tutoreinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative tutorimme tutorimme
    accusative nom. tutorimme tutorimme
    gen. tutorimme
    genitive tutorimme tutoriemme
    tutoreidemme
    tutoreittemme
    partitive tutoriamme tutoreitamme
    tutorejamme
    inessive tutorissamme tutoreissamme
    elative tutoristamme tutoreistamme
    illative tutoriimme tutoreihimme
    adessive tutorillamme tutoreillamme
    ablative tutoriltamme tutoreiltamme
    allative tutorillemme tutoreillemme
    essive tutorinamme tutoreinamme
    translative tutoriksemme tutoreiksemme
    abessive tutorittamme tutoreittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — tutoreinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative tutorinne tutorinne
    accusative nom. tutorinne tutorinne
    gen. tutorinne
    genitive tutorinne tutorienne
    tutoreidenne
    tutoreittenne
    partitive tutorianne tutoreitanne
    tutorejanne
    inessive tutorissanne tutoreissanne
    elative tutoristanne tutoreistanne
    illative tutoriinne tutoreihinne
    adessive tutorillanne tutoreillanne
    ablative tutoriltanne tutoreiltanne
    allative tutorillenne tutoreillenne
    essive tutorinanne tutoreinanne
    translative tutoriksenne tutoreiksenne
    abessive tutorittanne tutoreittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — tutoreinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative tutorinsa tutorinsa
    accusative nom. tutorinsa tutorinsa
    gen. tutorinsa
    genitive tutorinsa tutoriensa
    tutoreidensa
    tutoreittensa
    partitive tutoriaan
    tutoriansa     		tutoreitaan
    tutorejaan
    tutoreitansa
    tutorejansa
    inessive tutorissaan
    tutorissansa     		tutoreissaan
    tutoreissansa
    elative tutoristaan
    tutoristansa     		tutoreistaan
    tutoreistansa
    illative tutoriinsa tutoreihinsa
    adessive tutorillaan
    tutorillansa     		tutoreillaan
    tutoreillansa
    ablative tutoriltaan
    tutoriltansa     		tutoreiltaan
    tutoreiltansa
    allative tutorilleen
    tutorillensa     		tutoreilleen
    tutoreillensa
    essive tutorinaan
    tutorinansa     		tutoreinaan
    tutoreinansa
    translative tutorikseen
    tutoriksensa     		tutoreikseen
    tutoreiksensa
    abessive tutorittaan
    tutorittansa     		tutoreittaan
    tutoreittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — tutoreineen
    tutoreinensa

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Anagrams

    Indonesian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English tutor, from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), tueor (“protect”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈtutor/ [ˈt̪u.t̪ɔr]
    • Rhymes: -utor
    • Syllabification: tu‧tor

    Noun

    tutor (plural tutor-tutor or para tutor)

    1. tutor
      1. one who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
      2. a university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.

    Derived terms

    • tutor berkualifikasi
    • tutor berpengalaman
    • tutor bimbel
    • tutor keaksaraan
    • tutor pengampu
    • tutor privat
    • tutor sebaya

    Further reading

    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    From tueor +‎ -tor, via the old past participle tūtus (later replaced by tuitus).

    Noun

    tūtor m (genitive tūtōris, feminine tūtrīx); third declension

    1. watcher, protector, defender
    2. guardian (of minors)
    3. tutor
    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative tūtor tūtōrēs
    genitive tūtōris tūtōrum
    dative tūtōrī tūtōribus
    accusative tūtōrem tūtōrēs
    ablative tūtōre tūtōribus
    vocative tūtor tūtōrēs
    Descendants
    Descendants
    • → Catalan: tutor
    • → English: tutor
    • → Finnish: tuutori
    • → French: tuteur
    • → Galician: titor
    • → Italian: tutore
    • → Portuguese: tutor
    • → Spanish: tutor

    Etymology 2

    From tueor +‎ -tō, via the old past participle tūtus (later replaced by tuitus).

    Alternative forms

    Verb

    tūtor (present infinitive tūtārī or tūtārier, perfect active tūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

    1. to guard, protect, defend
      Synonyms: prōtegō, dēfendō, vindicō, salvō, cū̆stōdiō, sospitō, praeservō, arceō, servō, tegō, adsum, tueor, sustineō, teneō, adimō, prohibeō, mūniō, ēripiō
      Antonyms: immineō, īnstō, obiectō
    2. to ward off, avert
    Conjugation
       Conjugation of tūtor (first conjugation, deponent)
    indicative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present tūtor tūtāris,
    tūtāre     		tūtātur tūtāmur tūtāminī tūtantur
    imperfect tūtābar tūtābāris,
    tūtābāre     		tūtābātur tūtābāmur tūtābāminī tūtābantur
    future tūtābor tūtāberis,
    tūtābere     		tūtābitur tūtābimur tūtābiminī tūtābuntur
    perfect tūtātus + present active indicative of sum
    pluperfect tūtātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
    future perfect tūtātus + future active indicative of sum
    subjunctive singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present tūter tūtēris,
    tūtēre     		tūtētur tūtēmur tūtēminī tūtentur
    imperfect tūtārer tūtārēris,
    tūtārēre     		tūtārētur tūtārēmur tūtārēminī tūtārentur
    perfect tūtātus + present active subjunctive of sum
    pluperfect tūtātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
    imperative singular plural
    first second third first second third
    active present — tūtāre — — tūtāminī —
    future — tūtātor tūtātor — — tūtantor
    non-finite forms infinitive participle
    active passive active passive
    present tūtārī,
    tūtārier1     		— tūtāns —
    future tūtātūrum esse — tūtātūrus tūtandus
    perfect tūtātum esse — tūtātus —
    future perfect tūtātum fore — — —
    perfect potential tūtātūrum fuisse — — —
    verbal nouns gerund supine
    genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
    tūtandī tūtandō tūtandum tūtandō tūtātum tūtātū

    1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested.

    Descendants
    • Insular Romance:
    • Italo-Romance:
    • Northern Gallo-Romance:
      • Franco-Provençal: tuar
      • Old French: tuer (see there for further descendants)
    • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *adtūtāre, *distūtāre,*extūtāre (see there for further descendants)

    References

    Further reading

    • “tutor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “tutor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "tutor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “tutor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “tutor”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

    Polish

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English tutor, from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur, from Latin tūtor, from tueor.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtu.tɔr/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -utɔr
    • Syllabification: tu‧tor

    Noun

    tutor m pers

    1. tutor (university officer responsible for students in a particular hall)
    2. (archaic) tutor (one who teaches another in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)

    Declension

    Declension of tutor
    singular plural
    nominative tutor tutorowie, tutorzy, tutory1
    genitive tutora tutorów
    dative tutorowi tutorom
    accusative tutora tutorów
    instrumental tutorem tutorami
    locative tutorze tutorach
    vocative tutorze tutorowie, tutorzy

    1Deprecative.

    Derived terms

    adjective
    • tutorski

    Further reading

    • “tutor”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)

    Portuguese

    Etymology

      Learned borrowing from Latin tūtōrem.

      Pronunciation

       
       
      • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuˈtoɾ/
        • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuˈto.ɾi/

      • Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ
      • Hyphenation: tu‧tor

      Noun

      tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras)

      1. tutor (one who teaches in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)
      2. (law) guardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person)
      3. (neologism) pet owner
        Synonym: dono

      Derived terms

      Descendants

      • → Tetum: tutór

      Further reading

      Serbo-Croatian

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Latin tutor.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /tûːtor/
      • Hyphenation: tu‧tor

      Noun

      tȗtor m anim (Cyrillic spelling ту̑тор)

      1. tutor
      2. guardian

      Declension

      Declension of tutor
      singular plural
      nominative tutor tutori
      genitive tutora tutora
      dative tutoru tutorima
      accusative tutora tutore
      vocative tutore tutori
      locative tutoru tutorima
      instrumental tutorom tutorima

      References

      • “tutor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

      Spanish

      Etymology

        Learned borrowing from Latin tutorem.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /tuˈtoɾ/ [t̪uˈt̪oɾ]
        • Rhymes: -oɾ
        • Syllabification: tu‧tor

        Noun

        tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras)

        1. guardian (person responsible for another)
          padre, madre o tutor legal ― parent or legal guardian
        2. tutor
        3. teacher (at a school)
        4. (Spain) (US) homeroom teacher, (UK) form teacher
        5. (horticulture) trellis

        Further reading

        Swedish

        Noun

        tutor

        1. indefinite plural of tuta
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