tutor

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 a private teacher, especially one who teaches an individual student or a very small group 2 (especially BrE) a teacher whose job is to pay special attention to the studies or health, etc. of a student or a group of students: a history / German tutor * He was my personal tutor at university. * She's course tutor in anthropology. * She's in my tutor group at school. 3 (BrE) a teacher, especially one who teaches adults or who has a special role in a school or college: a part-time adult education tutor 4 (AmE) an assistant LECTURER in a college 5 a book of instruction in a particular subject, especially music: a violin tutor verb 1 [VN] ~ sb (in sth) to be a tutor to a an individual student or a small group; to teach sb, especially privately: He tutors students in mathematics. 2 [V] to work as a tutor: Her work was divided between tutoring and research.