tutor — meaning in English
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English meaning
- defend verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
- defender noun A person who protects someone or something, or who argues in support of it.
- guard noun A person whose job is to protect a place, person, or thing.
- guardian noun Someone who protects or watches over a person or thing.
- protect verb To keep someone or something safe from harm or damage.
- tutor noun A person who teaches a student individually or in a small group, often privately.
Senses
tutor is used for these senses in English:
- defend (transitive) To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- guard (transitive) To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend.
- guardian Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- protect (ambitransitive) To keep safe; to defend; to guard; to prevent harm coming to.
- tutor One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
defend — full definition
- verb To protect someone or something from attack or harm.
- verb To speak or argue in support of someone or something being criticised.
- verb To represent an accused person in a legal case.
defender — full definition
- noun A person who protects someone or something, or who argues in support of it.
- noun In team sports, a player whose main job is stopping the other team from scoring.
- noun A lawyer who represents people accused of crimes, especially a public defender.