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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | tutus; TUTELARY |
1SE someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group, and is paid directly by them : 
The children were educated at home by a succession of tutors.
The children were educated at home by a succession of tutors.2SEC a teacher in a British university or college : She was my tutor at Durham.
She was my tutor at Durham. ➔ see usage note teacherWORD CHOICE: 
WORD CHOICE:
teacher, professor, lecturer, tutor, instructor, coach, trainerA teacher usually works in a school • Do the children like their new teacher? A professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a British university, and is a general term for a teacher in an American college.Someone who teaches in a British university and who is not a professor is called a lecturer.A tutor gives lessons to just one student or a small group of students, especially privately in their home or a student's home • a private tutorAn instructor is someone who helps people learn a sport or practical skill, such as driving, skiing, or swimming • a riding instructorA coach is someone who helps a person or a team to improve in a sport • the school swimming coachA trainer is someone who teaches people the skills they need for a job • a teacher trainer. It is also someone who teaches skills to animals • a racehorse trainer ➔ See also teacher
WORD CHOICE: teacher, professor, lecturer, tutor, instructor, coach, trainerA teacher usually works in a school • Do the children like their new teacher? A professor is a teacher of the highest rank in a British university, and is a general term for a teacher in an American college.Someone who teaches in a British university and who is not a professor is called a lecturer.A tutor gives lessons to just one student or a small group of students, especially privately in their home or a student's home • a private tutorAn instructor is someone who helps people learn a sport or practical skill, such as driving, skiing, or swimming • a riding instructorA coach is someone who helps a person or a team to improve in a sport • the school swimming coachA trainer is someone who teaches people the skills they need for a job • a teacher trainer. It is also someone who teaches skills to animals • a racehorse trainer ➔ See also teacher
