tutor

Definition

  • noun: a teacher who works with one student
  • noun: a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another
  • verb: to teach a single student
  • verb: to have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of
  • synonyms: treasurer, keeper, guardian

Examples

  • She spent her evenings 'tutoring' her son in math. [=helping her son study math]

  • Some teachers stay after school to 'tutor' [='coach'] struggling students.

  • She earned extra money 'tutoring' in the evening.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Is that your mom? - No, that's Dylan's speech therapist. He had a stutter. It got real bad when he was nervous. He had a rough childhood. - His math tutor called it "character-building." - Math tutor? No, we're talking, like, times equals . But he's very visual, thank God. (..)
    2011 Friends with Benefits