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Mentor

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noun. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

noun. Odysseus's trusted counselor, in whose guise Athena became the guardian and teacher of Telemachus.

intransitive verb. To serve as a trusted counselor or teacher, especially in occupational settings.

intransitive verb. To serve as a trusted counselor or teacher to (another person).

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. One who acts as a wise and faithful guide and monitor, especially of a younger person; an intimate friend who is also a sage counselor, as of one who is young or inexperienced.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

verb. To act as someone's mentor

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

verb. serve as a teacher or trusted counselor

noun. a wise and trusted guide and advisor

Word Usage

"I don't know if I consciously knew the word mentor back then, I just knew that I felt better when her letters arrived."

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Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

instruct learn teach

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

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Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

administrator adviser aide benefactor classmate

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

Dutch uncle Polonius abecedarian admonisher adviser

verb-form

mentors