mentor
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈmɛn.tɔː//
- United Kingdom//ˈmɛn.toə//
- Canada//ˈmɛn.toɹ//
- Canada//ˈmɛn.tɚ//
- Australia//ˈmen.toː//
A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
noun
- 1
A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Many mentors claim that they would work with the vocationers for free because of the sense of satisfaction the interaction provides.
I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
Etymology
From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, shares the same root as English mind. Cognate to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”) and Latin monitor (“one who admonishes”), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti (compare Latin moneō (“to warn”), causative form of *men- (“to think”).
verb
- 1
To act as someone's mentor.
After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored.
I want to get people motivated about mentoring students, to help them get excited about staying in school, finding their passion, and starting a career.
Forms
- plural
- mentors
- past tense
- mentored
- past participle
- mentored
- present participle
- mentoring
- third person singular
- mentors
mentor · A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
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