- a private teacher, especially one who teaches an individual student or a very small group
- He worked as a tutor to the family's three young children.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb1, Jobsb1- He became tutor to the prince.
- His father hired a private tutor for him.
- Children who miss a lot of schoolwork through illness are usually allowed a home tutor.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- full-time
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- act as
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- (especially British English) a teacher whose job is to pay special attention to the studies or health, etc. of a student or a group of students
- his history tutor
- He was my personal tutor at university.
- She's in my tutor group at school.
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2- a tutor in mathematics
- Who's your form tutor?
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- full-time
- part-time
- …
- act as
- become
- employ
- …
- tutor for
- tutor in
- tutor to
- …
- (British English) a teacher, especially one who teaches adults or who has a special role in a school or college
- a part-time adult education tutor
- advanced students who act as peer tutors
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- full-time
- part-time
- …
- act as
- become
- employ
- …
- tutor for
- tutor in
- tutor to
- …
- (North American English) an assistant lecturer in a collegeTopics Educationb2, Jobsb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- good
- full-time
- part-time
- …
- act as
- become
- employ
- …
- tutor for
- tutor in
- tutor to
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- a book of instruction in a particular subject, especially music
- a violin tutor
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French tutour or Latin tutor, from tueri ‘to watch, guard’.
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