: a person charged with the instruction and guidance of another: such as
a
: a private teacher
b
: a teacher in a British university who gives individual instruction to undergraduates
tutored; tutoring; tutors
1
: to teach or guide usually individually in a special subject or for a particular purpose : coach
2
: to have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of
Examples of tutor in a Sentence
Noun
I got a tutor to help me with my homework.
He is a tutor in European history.
Verb
She earned extra money tutoring in the evening.
bought a video series designed to tutor a person in the fine art of decorating cakes
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Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks.
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Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Chromebooks, donated by the Antioch Rotary Club and the Leo Fontana Family Foundation, were used for tutoring students, homework support, job-readiness training, and other educational programs, Trujillo said.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
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Noun
The twins’ mom, Jenny Elhadary, said the boys spent one month with a private tutor in preparation for the SAT and another month before the ACT.
—
Alexandra Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
Google DeepMind's Sierra Leone study, led by research director Irina Jurenka, reports its AI tutor, Guided Learning, helped students gain over a year's worth of schooling in just eight weeks.
—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Verb
Robichaud had agreed to tutor Bounds, then a sophomore, in math.
—
Lucy Glynn,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
The Chromebooks, donated by the Antioch Rotary Club and the Leo Fontana Family Foundation, were used for tutoring students, homework support, job-readiness training, and other educational programs, Trujillo said.
—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
27 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for tutor
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“Tutor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tutor. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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tutor
1 of 2 noun
tu·tor
ˈt(y)üt-ər 
: a person who has the responsibility of instructing and guiding another
tutor
2 of 2 verb
: to teach usually individually
Legal Definition
tutor
noun
tu·tor
ˈtü-tər, ˈtyü-tər
in the civil law of Louisiana
: a guardian of a minor or sometimes of a person with mental retardation compare committee, conservator, curator
tutorship
noun
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