TUTOR


Meaning of TUTOR in English

I. tu ‧ tor 1 /ˈtjuːtə $ ˈtuːtər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: tutus ; TUTELARY ]

1 . someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group, and is paid directly by them:

The children were educated at home by a succession of tutors.

2 . a teacher in a British university or college ⇨ tutorial :

She was my tutor at Durham.

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THESAURUS

▪ teacher someone who teaches as their job, especially in a school:

a high school teacher

▪ principal ( also headteacher British English ) the teacher who is in charge of a school or college:

The teacher sent him to the principal’s office.

▪ tutor someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group of students. In Britain, a tutor is also a teacher in a university:

They hired a tutor to help him with his English.

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Your tutor will help you find a subject for your essay.

▪ lecturer someone who teaches in a university or college:

University lecturers aren’t very well paid.

▪ professor a teacher in a college or university. In Britain, a professor is a high-ranking university teacher, especially one who is head of a department:

She was professor of linguistics at Cambridge University.

▪ instructor someone who teaches a sport or a practical skill such as swimming or driving:

He works as a ski instructor in the winter.

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a driving instructor

▪ coach someone who helps a person or team improve in a sport:

a professional tennis coach

▪ educator especially American English formal someone whose job involves teaching people, or someone who is an expert on education:

Most educators agree that class sizes are still too big.

▪ trainer someone who teaches people particular skills, especially the skills they need to do a job:

a teacher trainer

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Many companies pay outside trainers to teach management skills to their staff.

▪ governess a woman who lived with a family and taught their children in past times:

As a governess, Charlotte Brontë received twenty pounds a year.

II. tutor 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to teach someone as a tutor:

He was privately tutored.

tutor somebody in something

Young men were tutored in the art of handling horses.

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THESAURUS

▪ teach to give lessons in a school, college, or university:

I taught for a year in France.

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He teaches physics at York University.

▪ lecture to teach in a college or university by giving talks to groups of students on a subject:

He lectures in engineering at a local college.

▪ instruct formal to teach someone how to do something, especially a particular practical skill:

He was instructing them how to use the computer system.

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Staff are instructed in how to respond in the event of a fire.

▪ tutor to teach one student or a small group:

I found work tutoring Mexican students in English.

▪ coach especially British English to give private lessons, especially so that someone can pass an important test:

He coaches students for their university entrance exams.

▪ train to teach a person or group of people in the particular skills or knowledge they need to do a job:

It will take at least a month to train the new assistant.

▪ educate to teach someone over a long period, usually at school or university:

He was educated in England.

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Her parents want to educate her at home.

▪ show somebody the ropes informal to show someone how to do a job or task that they have just started doing:

Miss McGinley will show you the ropes and answer any questions you may have.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.