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Entry 8 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Tutor

/to͞ot'-ẽr/ · Tu·tor · IPA /ˈtutɚ/
01 n. One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
  1. 1.
    One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of, some person or thing.
  2. 2.
    A treasurer; a keeper.
  3. 3.
    One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.(Civ. Law)
  4. 4.
    A private or public teacher.
  5. 5.
    An officer or member of some hall, who instructs students, and is responsible for their discipline.(Eng. Universities)
  6. 6.
    An instructor of a lower rank than a professor.(Am. Colleges)
02 v. t. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct.
imp. & p. p. Tutored; p. pr. & vb. n. Tutoring
  1. 1.
    To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to instruct.
    “Their sons are well tutored by you.” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or severity.