tutor
tutor, guardian
noun too-TOHR Rare
Origin: From Latin tutor (protector).
Usage Note
Tutor covers both an academic tutor and a legal guardian (tutor legal), a double meaning English also shares. The feminine is tutora. In the Spanish education system a tutor is also the homeroom teacher responsible for a class's pastoral care, which differs from a private tutor (profesor particular).
Examples
"El tutor ayudó al alumno con sus dudas."
Natural Translation
The tutor helped the student with his questions.
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