Synonyms for tutor

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : too-ter, tyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtu tər, ˈtyu-

Définition of tutor

Origin : late 14c., "guardian, custodian," from Old French tutour "guardian, private teacher," from Latin tutorem (nominative tutor) "guardian, watcher," from tutus, variant past participle of tueri "watch over," of unknown origin. Specific sense of "senior boy appointed to help a junior in his studies" is recorded from 1680s.

noun person who teaches another privately
verb teach someone privately

Example sentences :

I don't apprehend that a young nobleman ever broke his heart after his tutor.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

He graduated at Yale college, and was subsequently a tutor in that institution.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

He came to Weimar with a tutor to learn German when I happened to be living there.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

She was the daughter of his Cambridge tutor—penniless, pretty, and musical.
Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

I had no tutor to direct me or take any of the responsibility off me.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

I called on the tutor this morning, and I told him of my intention to work.
Extract from : « The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 25, January 1893 » by Various

After some hesitation my tutor fixed on the part of Cordelia.
Extract from : « Beaux and Belles of England » by Mary Robinson

But how should a tutor or secretary be in possession of his employer's money?
Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

His first impression of his tutor was one of insignificance.
Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine

Sincerity and plain-speaking were to govern the relation of tutor and pupil.
Extract from : « Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle » by H. N. Brailsford

Antonyms for tutor

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