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Definition of tutor noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tutor

noun

NAmE//ˈtut̮ər//

1a private teacher, especially one who teaches an individual student or a very small group

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2an assistant lecturer in a college

3a book of instruction in a particular subject, especially music a violin tutor

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