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tutor
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?tut?/
- Homophones: tooter, Tudor
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?tju?t?/
- Rhymes: -u?t?(?)
Etymology 1
From Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur (French tuteur), from Latin t?tor (“a watcher, protector, guardian”), from tueor (“protect”); see tuition.
Alternative forms
- tutour (archaic)
Noun
tutor (plural tutors, feminine tutoress)
- One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- (Britain) A university officer responsible for students in a particular hall.
- (obsolete or Quebec law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and his estate; a guardian.
Synonyms
- (one who teaches): preceptor
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Verb
tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)
- (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially an individual or small group.
- (transitive, archaic) To treat with authority or sternness.
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “tutor”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- tutor in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- tutor in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Etymology 2
Ellipsis of Demonic tutor, name of an early Magic: The Gathering card with this effect.
Noun
tutor (plural tutors)
- (collectible card games) A card that allows one to search one's deck for one or more other cards.
Verb
tutor (third-person singular simple present tutors, present participle tutoring, simple past and past participle tutored)
- (collectible card games) To fetch a card from one's deck.
Anagrams
- Routt, Trout, trout
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin tutor.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /tu?to/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /tu?to?/
Noun
tutor m (plural tutors, feminine tutora)
- tutor (teacher)
- guardian (person responsible for another)
Related terms
- tutela
- tutoria
Further reading
- “tutor” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tutor.
Noun
tutor
- tutor (person)
Declension
Anagrams
- rutot, rutto, torut, turot
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?tu?.tor/, [?t?u?t??r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?tu.tor/, [?t?u?t??r]
Etymology 1
From tueor +? -tor, via the old past participle t?tus (later replaced by tuitus).
Noun
t?tor m (genitive t?t?ris, feminine t?tr?x); third declension
- watcher, protector, defender
- guardian (of minors)
- tutor
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Descendants
Etymology 2
From tueor +? -t?, via the old past participle t?tus (later replaced by tuitus).
Verb
t?tor (present infinitive t?t?r? or t?t?rier, perfect active t?t?tus sum); first conjugation, deponent
- I guard, protect, defend
Conjugation
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
Descendants
References
- tutor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tutor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tutor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- tutor in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tutor in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Polish
Etymology
From English tutor, from Middle English tutour, from Old French tuteur, from Latin t?tor, from tueor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tu.t?r/
Noun
tutor m pers
- tutor (university officer responsible for students in a particular hall)
- (archaic) tutor (one who teaches another in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)
Declension
Derived terms
- (adjective) tutorski
Further reading
- tutor in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- tutor in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tutor, tutorem.
Noun
tutor m (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras)
- tutor (one who teaches in a one-on-one or small-group interaction)
- (law) guardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tutor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tû?tor/
- Hyphenation: tu?tor
Noun
t?tor m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- tutor
- guardian
Declension
References
- “tutor” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin tutor, tutorem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tu?to?/, [t?u?t?o?]
Noun
tutor m or f (plural tutores, feminine tutora, feminine plural tutoras)
- guardian (person responsible for another)
- tutor (teacher)
Related terms
- tutela
- tutoría
Further reading
- “tutor” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Noun
tutor
- indefinite plural of tuta
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drill
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: dr?l, IPA(key): /d??l/, [d???]
- Rhymes: -?l
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch drillen (“bore, move in a circle”).
Verb
drill (third-person singular simple present drills, present participle drilling, simple past and past participle drilled)
- (transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
- Synonyms: excavate, bore, gouge; see also Thesaurus:make a hole
- (intransitive) To practice, especially in (or as in) a military context.
- (ergative) To cause to drill (practice); to train in military arts.
- 1859, Thomas Macaulay, Life of Frederick the Great
- He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he drilled his grenadiers.
- 1859, Thomas Macaulay, Life of Frederick the Great
- (transitive) To repeat an idea frequently in order to encourage someone to remember it.
- (intransitive) To investigate or examine something in more detail or at a different level
- (transitive) To hit or kick with a lot of power.
- (baseball) To hit someone with a pitch, especially in an intentional context.
- (slang, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse with; to penetrate.
- Synonyms: plow, poke, root, shaft; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
- 2010, MasseMord, Masshealing Masskilling
- Everytime when I rape your daughter. Your beautiful faces expressing how it hurts. Always while I drill her c*nt. I want to see you dead.
- 2012, SwizZz, Flu Shot
- Guess I'll be drilling her butt
Translations
Noun
drill (plural drills)
- A tool used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece.
- The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.
- An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.
- Springs through the pleasant meadows pour their drills.
- Any of several molluscs, of the genus Urosalpinx, especially the oyster drill (Urosalpinx cinerea), that drill holes in the shells of other animals.
- (uncountable, music) A style of trap music with gritty, violent lyrics, originating on the South Side of Chicago.
Wikispecies
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:drill.
Derived terms
Translations
Related terms
- drill bit
- twist drill
- drill press
- drill down
Etymology 2
Perhaps the same as Etymology 3; compare German Rille which can also mean "small furrow".
Noun
drill (plural drills)
- An agricultural implement for making holes for sowing seed, and sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them into the hole made.
- A light furrow or channel made to put seed into, when sowing.
- A row of seed sown in a furrow.
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
drill (third-person singular simple present drills, present participle drilling, simple past and past participle drilled)
- (transitive) To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
Translations
Etymology 3
Uncertain. Compare the same sense of trill, and German trillen, drillen. Attestation predates Etymology 1.
Noun
drill (plural drills)
- (obsolete) A small trickling stream; a rill.
Translations
Verb
drill (third-person singular simple present drills, present participle drilling, simple past and past participle drilled)
- (transitive) To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to drain by trickling.
- 1615, George Sandys, The Relation of a Journey begun an. Dom. 1610, in four books
- Now it is a great square profunditie ; greene , and uneven at the bottome : into which a barren spring doch drill from betweene the stones of the North - ward wall
- 1615, George Sandys, The Relation of a Journey begun an. Dom. 1610, in four books
Translations
Etymology 4
From Middle English drillen, origin unknown.
Verb
drill (third-person singular simple present drills, present participle drilling, simple past and past participle drilled)
- (transitive, obsolete) To entice or allure; to decoy; with on.
- Synonyms: entice, lead on, lure
- (transitive, obsolete) To cause to slip or waste away by degrees.
- August 28, 1731, letter by Jonathan Swift to John Gay and Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
- This cursed accident hath drilled away the whole summer.
- August 28, 1731, letter by Jonathan Swift to John Gay and Catherine Douglas, Duchess of Queensberry
Translations
Etymology 5
Probably of African origin; compare mandrill.
Noun
drill (plural drills)
- An Old World monkey of West Africa, Mandrillus leucophaeus, similar in appearance to the mandrill, but lacking the colorful face.
Translations
Further reading
- Mandrillus leucophaeus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mandrillus leucophaeus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Mandrillus leucophaeus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 6
From German Drillich (“denim, canvas, drill”).
Noun
drill (countable and uncountable, plural drills)
- A strong, durable cotton fabric with a strong bias (diagonal) in the weave.
Synonyms
- chino
Derived terms
- khaki drill, KD
Translations
French
Etymology
English drill.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?il/
Noun
drill m (plural drills)
- drill (tool)
Related terms
- driller
Further reading
- “drill” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Verb
drill
- singular imperative of drillen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of drillen
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
drill
- imperative of drille
Westrobothnian
Verb
drill (preterite drillä)
- (transitive) twist, turn
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