Definition of: tutor

(t′tər, ty′-) noun
1. One who instructs another in one or more branches of knowledge; a private teacher.
2. A college teacher who gives individual instruction.
3. Brit. A college official entrusted with the tutelage and care of undergraduates assigned to him.
4. Law A guardian of a minor or of a woman.
—v.t.
1. To act as tutor to; instruct; teach; train.
2. To have the guardianship of.
3. To treat severely or sternly, as a tutor might; discipline.
—v.i.
4. To do the work of a tutor.
5. To be tutored or instructed. See synonyms under TEACH. [<AF, OF tutour <L tutor a watcher, guardian <tutus. See TUTELAGE.]
—tu·to·ri·al (t·tôr′ē·əl, -tō′rē-, ty-) adjective