MENTOR

mentor, wise man

(noun) a wise and trusted guide and advisor

mentor

(verb) serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; “The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school”; “She is a fine lecturer but she doesn’t like mentoring”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

mentor (plural mentors)

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Verb

mentor (third-person singular simple present mentors, present participle mentoring, simple past and past participle mentored)

(transitive) To act as someone's mentor

Anagrams

• Ermont, Merton, Monter, Termon, meront, metron, montre, termon, tormen

Etymology

Proper noun

Mentor

(Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

Anagrams

• Ermont, Merton, Monter, Termon, meront, metron, montre, termon, tormen

Source: Wiktionary


Men"tor, n. Etym: [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. Monitor.]

Definition: A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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