Academic / B1

TYOOT-uh/ˈtjuːtə/

A tutor teaches one student or a small group: a personal tutor; a maths tutor; personal tutor at university (pastoral role in the UK). Teacher is the school-class word; lecturer is the large university class. Tutorial is the small session. Tutor can be a verb: she tutors at weekends. Do not use tutor for a driving instructor unless that is their real title.

Meaning

A teacher who works with one student or a small group, often privately.

Examples

• “My tutor suggested I time myself on Task 1 this week.”
• “Her tutor made her explain each wrong answer, not just tick the key.”
• “Every first-year has a personal tutor to email about problems.”

Good to know

personal / maths tutor; personal tutor (UK university). School class: teacher. Big university class: lecturer. Session: tutorial.

Near in meaning

teacher

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