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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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