Tutor: meaning, definitions and examples
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tutor
[ ˈtjuː.tər ]
education
A tutor is a person who provides individual instruction or guidance to a student. Tutors can help students improve their academic performance, develop study skills, and prepare for exams.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The math tutor helped me understand algebra better.
- I hired a French tutor to help me with my pronunciation.
Translations
Translations of the word "tutor" in other languages:
🇵🇹 tutor
- professor particular
- instrutor
🇮🇳 ट्यूटर
- शिक्षक
- मार्गदर्शक
🇩🇪 Tutor
- Privatlehrer
- Nachhilfelehrer
🇮🇩 tutor
- pengajar
- instruktur
🇺🇦 репетитор
- наставник
- викладач
🇵🇱 korepetytor
- nauczyciel prywatny
- instruktor
🇯🇵 家庭教師
- チューター
- 指導者
🇫🇷 tuteur
- professeur particulier
- instructeur
🇪🇸 tutor
- profesor particular
- instructor
🇹🇷 özel öğretmen
- eğitmen
- hoca
🇰🇷 과외 교사
- 개인 지도교사
- 튜터
🇸🇦 معلّم خاص
- مدرّب
- موجّه
🇨🇿 doučovatel
- lektor
- instruktor
🇸🇰 tútor
- súkromný učiteľ
- inštruktor
🇨🇳 家庭教师
- 辅导老师
- 导师
🇸🇮 inštruktor
- učitelj
- mentor
🇮🇸 kennari
- einkakennari
- leiðbeinandi
🇰🇿 репетитор
- мұғалім
- нұсқаушы
🇬🇪 რეპეტიტორი
- მასწავლებელი
- ინსტრუქტორი
🇦🇿 tutor
- müəllim
- instruktor
🇲🇽 tutor
- profesor particular
- instructor
Etymology
The word 'tutor' originated from the Latin word 'tutor', meaning 'guardian' or 'protector'. In ancient Rome, a tutor was a person who was responsible for the upbringing and education of a child. Over time, the meaning of 'tutor' evolved to refer to someone who provides academic assistance and guidance to students.