coach, private instructor, tutor
(noun) a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.)
tutor
(verb) be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction; “She tutored me in Spanish”
tutor
(verb) act as a guardian to someone
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tutor
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.
(obsolete or Quebec law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
(trading card games) A card that allows you to search your deck for one or more other cards.
• (one who teaches): preceptor
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.
• Routt, Trout, trout
Tutor (plural Tutors)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tutor is the 13483rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2254 individuals. Tutor is most common among White (91.75%) individuals.
• Routt, Trout, trout
Source: Wiktionary
Tu"tor, n. Etym: [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch, defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. Tuition.]
Definition: One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing. Specifically: -- (a) A treasurer; a keeper. "Tutour of your treasure." Piers Plowman. (b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian. (c) A private or public teacher. (d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline. (e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a professor.
Tu"tor, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tutored; p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring.]
1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct. Their sons are well tutored by you. Shak.
2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
