tutor

== English == === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtutɚ/ Homophones: tooter, Tudor (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːtə/ Rhymes: -uːtə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition. ==== Alternative forms ==== tutour (archaic) ==== Noun ==== tutor (plural tutors) One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. (UK) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall. (UK) A homeroom. (obsolete or Quebec law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian. ===== Synonyms ===== (one who teaches): preceptor ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored) (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group. (transitive, archaic) To treat with authority or sternness. ===== Translations ===== ===== Further reading ===== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “tutor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. “tutor”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “tutor”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Etymology 2 === Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect. ==== Noun ==== tutor (plural tutors) (collectible card games) A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards. ==== Verb ==== tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored) (collectible card games) To fetch a card from one's deck. === Anagrams === Routt, Trout, trout == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tūtōrem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tuˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tuˈtoɾ] === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [tuˈto] IPA(key): (Valencia) [tuˈtoɾ] === Noun === tutor m (plural tutors, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutores) tutor (teacher) guardian (person responsible for another) ==== Related terms ==== tutela tutoria === References === “tutor” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. === Further reading === “tutor”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Chinese == === Etymology 1 === From English tutor. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== tutor (Hong Kong Cantonese) tutor (one who teaches) === Etymology 2 === From clipping of English tutorial. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== tutor (Hong Kong Cantonese, university slang) tutorial 上tutor [Cantonese] ― soeng5 tiu6 to1 [Jyutping] ― to attend tutorial class === References === English Loanwords in Hong Kong Cantonese John Gibbons (1987), “Code-mixing and code choice : a Hong Kong case study”, in Multilingual Matters (in Chinese), page 56 == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtu(ː)tor/, [ˈt̪u(ː)t̪o̞r] Rhymes: -utor Syllabification(key): tu‧tor Hyphenation(key): tu‧tor === Noun === tutor alternative form of tuutori ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tutor”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === rutot, rutto, torut, turot == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtuː.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtuː.tor] === Etymology 1 === From tueor +‎ -tor, via the old past participle tūtus (later replaced by tuitus). ==== Noun ==== tūtor m (genitive tūtōris, feminine tūtrīx); third declension watcher, protector, defender guardian (of minors) tutor ===== Declension ===== Third-declension noun. ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === From tueor +‎ -tō, via the old past participle tūtus (later replaced by tuitus). ==== Alternative forms ==== tūtō ==== Verb ==== tūtor (present infinitive tūtārī or tūtārier, perfect active tūtātus sum); first conjugation, deponent to guard, protect, defend Synonyms: prōtegō, dēfendō, vindicō, salvō, cū̆stōdiō, sospitō, praeservō, arceō, servō, tegō, adsum, tueor, sustineō, teneō, adimō, prohibeō, mūniō, ēripiō Antonyms: immineō, īnstō, obiectō to ward off, avert ===== Conjugation ===== 1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested. ===== Descendants ===== === References === Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “tutari”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 13: To–Tyrus, page 449 === Further reading === “tutor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “tutor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "tutor", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) “tutor”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “tutor”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English tutor, from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur, from Latin tūtor, from tueor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtu.tɔr/ Rhymes: -utɔr Syllabification: tu‧tor === Noun === tutor m pers tutor (university officer responsible for students in a particular hall) (archaic) tutor (one who teaches another in a one-on-one or small-group interaction) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === tutor in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin tūtōrem. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal, São Paulo) -oɾ, (Brazil) -oʁ Hyphenation: tu‧tor === Noun === tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras) tutor (one who teaches in a one-on-one or small-group interaction) (law) guardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person) (neologism) pet owner Synonym: dono ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Tetum: tutór === Further reading === “tutor”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “tutor”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “tutor”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tutor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tûːtor/ Hyphenation: tu‧tor === Noun === tȗtor m anim (Cyrillic spelling ту̑тор) tutor guardian ==== Declension ==== === References === “tutor”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin tutorem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tuˈtoɾ/ [t̪uˈt̪oɾ] Rhymes: -oɾ Syllabification: tu‧tor === Noun === tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras) guardian (person responsible for another) tutor (teacher) (horticulture) trellis ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “tutor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Noun === tutor indefinite plural of tuta