TUTOR
What does "TUTOR" mean?
A private teacher who instructs a single student or a small group.
Meanings
- A person who gives individual or small-group instruction. Her maths tutor came twice a week.
- To teach or guide someone, especially privately. He tutored refugees in English on weekends.
- A university officer responsible for a student's welfare or studies (chiefly British). She raised the issue with her college tutor. formal
Word origin
From Latin 'tutor' (a guardian, protector), from 'tueri' (to watch over, to guard); the teaching sense grew from the role of guarding a pupil's progress.
Remember it
TUTOR comes from Latin 'tueri', to watch over - a tutor is a guardian of what you learn.
A little poem
Not the one who hands you the answer-
the one who waits beside the blank page
until your own hand starts to move.
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What it teaches
A true tutor guards your effort, not your answers; the best ones make themselves unneeded.
Quick facts
What does TUTOR mean?
A private teacher who instructs a single student or a small group.
Is TUTOR a valid word?
Yes — TUTOR is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TUTOR?
TUTOR has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TUTOR come from?
From Latin 'tutor' (a guardian, protector), from 'tueri' (to watch over, to guard); the teaching sense grew from the role of guarding a pupil's progress.
What can TUTOR teach us?
A true tutor guards your effort, not your answers; the best ones make themselves unneeded.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.