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tutor

noun, verb — 8 senses

tutor

noun

/ˈtjuːtəː/ · [ˈtʰjʊu̯tʰəː]

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

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

Law Quebec, Obsolete One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.

Synonyms
preceptor
Related terms
intuition, tuition, tutelage, tutelar, tutelary, tutorial

tutor

verb

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

1

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

Archaic To treat with authority or sternness.

Derived terms
cotutor, cybertutor, e-tutor, mistutor, nontutor, nontutored, overtutor, subtutor, teletutor, tutee, tutorage, tutorer, tutoress, tutorhood, tutorism, tutorize, tutorless, tutorly, tutorship, tutress, tutrix, undertutor, untutored

tutor

noun

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

1

A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.

Collectible card games

  • here are some tutor cards i thought would be interesting.1998 April 5, kc...@pcmagic.com, “tutor ideas”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2019, message-ID <<35271e02.1847089@news.pcmagic.net>>:

tutor

verb

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

1

To fetch a card from one's deck.

Collectible card games

  • Any instant that you move to the board can *only* be tutored for with Cunning Wish.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 (Usenet):

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