[tu.tor] n [ME, fr. MF & L; MF tuteur, fr. L tutor, fr. tueri] (14c): a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another: as a: a private teacher b: a teacher in a British university who gives individual instruction to undergraduates
[2]tutor vt (1592) 1: to have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of
2: to teach or guide usu. individually in a special subject or for a particular purpose: coach ~ vi 1: to do the work of a tutor
2: to receive instruction esp. privately