tutor
One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
Noun
- One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- He passed the difficult class with help from his tutor.
- A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
- A homeroom.
- One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
Origin
From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin tūtor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.
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Noun Entry 2
- A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
- here are some tutor cards i thought would be interesting. - 1998 April 5, [email protected], “tutor ideas”, in rec.games.trading-cards.magic.misc (Usenet), retrieved 09 May 2019, message-ID...
Origin
Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.
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Verb Entry 3
- To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.
- To help pay her tuition, the college student began to tutor high school students in calculus and physics.
- To treat with authority or sternness.
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cotutor cybertutor e-tutor mistutor nontutor nontutored overtutor subtutor teletutor tutee tutorage tutorer tutoress tutorhood tutorism tutorize tutorless tutorly tutorship tutress tutrix undertutor untutored
Verb Entry 4
- To fetch a card from one's deck.
- Any instant that you move to the board can *only* be tutored for with Cunning Wish. - 2002, David Seiler, “Type I -- What do you think about Wishes and how do you plan to break them?”, in...