Associations to the word «Mentor»

Wiktionary

MENTOR, noun. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher
MENTOR, verb. (transitive) To act as someone's mentor
MENTOR, proper noun. (Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility to raise Odysseus's son Telemachus, while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy

Dictionary definition

MENTOR, 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".

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