Difference between Mentor and Tutor

What is the difference between Mentor and Tutor?

Mentor as a verb is to act as someone's mentor while Tutor as a verb is (transitive) to instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group.

Mentor

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To act as someone's mentor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Tutor

Part of speech: noun

Definition: One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (transitive) To instruct or teach, especially to an individual or small group.

We hope you now know whether to use Mentor or Tutor in your sentence.

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