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tu·tor (tōṓtər, tyōṓ-)

[Middle English tutour, from Old French, from Latin tūtor, from tūtus, variant past participle of tuērī, to guard.]

noun 

    1. A private instructor.
    2. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.
  2. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.
  3. A graduate, usually a fellow, responsible for the supervision of an undergraduate at some British universities.
  4. Law The legal guardian of a minor and of the minor's property.

verb: -tored, -tor·ing, -tors. 

transitive verb 

  1. To act as a tutor to; instruct or teach privately.
  2. To have the guardianship, tutelage, or care of.

intransitive verb 

  1. To function as a tutor.
  2. To be instructed by a tutor; study under a tutor.