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Mentor
1[ men-ter ]
noun
- a town in NE Ohio.
Mentor
2[ men-tawr, -ter ]
noun
- (in the Odyssey ) a loyal adviser of Odysseus entrusted with the care and education of Telemachus.
mentor
3[ men-tawr, -ter ]
noun
- a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Synonyms: , , ,
- an influential senior sponsor or supporter.
verb (used without object)
- to act as a mentor:
She spent years mentoring to junior employees.
verb (used with object)
- to act as a mentor to:
The brash young executive did not wish to be mentored by anyone.
Mentor
1/ ˈɛԳɔː /
noun
- the friend whom Odysseus put in charge of his household when he left for Troy. He was the adviser of the young Telemachus
mentor
2/ ˈɛԳɔː /
noun
- a wise or trusted adviser or guide
verb
- to act as a mentor to (someone); train
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰ, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·ٴǰ· noun
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Origin of Mentor1
Example Sentences
Mr Cunliffe has been an anti-knife campaigner and youth mentor for about eight years and said he had spoken to more than 300 young people about knife crime.
Watts, a veteran of onscreen interiority, plays Iris, a stagnated writer and professor unable to make sense of the recent suicide of her mentor and best friend Walter, played by Bill Murray in some dryly funny opening scenes that in effect give us a chance to miss him too.
Yet the Bruins have tried to balance the new world of college sports while holding true to the program’s long-standing mission to teach, mentor and equip players for life beyond UCLA.
At one point, Mr. Ayers “fired” Ruffin, just as he had “fired” Ruffin’s mentor, Mollie Lowery.
They were still on the rise when Min Hee-jin, their long-time mentor and Ador's former boss, began trading accusations publicly with Hybe.
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More About Mentor
What doesmentor mean?
A mentor is the main person you rely on to give you advice and guidance, especially in your career.
Mentor can also be used as a verb meaning to act as a mentor, as in I mentor two of my students.
If you have a mentor, you are the mentee.
Example: It feels strange to me that I’m now more famous than my mentor—I wouldn’t be where I am without her.
Where doesmentor come from?
Even your mentor might not have known that the word mentor comes from a proper name—though a fictional one. In the Odyssey, Mentor is a loyal adviser of Odysseus entrusted with the care and education of his son Telemachus. The first records of mentor used in English as a noun referring to an advisor come from the 1700s. Mentor wasn’t popularly used as a verb until the 1900s. (Similar to most mentor-mentee relationships, mentee is much younger—the first records of it come from the 1960s.)
The word mentor is most commonly used in professional and academic contexts. In academia, a mentor is usually a teacher, especially a professor, and their mentee is typically a student. A mentor may act as a model for the mentee’s career and help them decide which path to pursue. The same thing goes for professional mentor-mentee relationships, in which the mentor is usually a boss or a person who holds a more senior position. Because mentors draw on their experience to mentor mentees, mentors are usually older. In all cases, the two words imply a close relationship based on the mentee’s respect for the Գٴǰ’s wisdom and experience and the Գٴǰ’s recognition of the mentee’s dedication and potential.
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What are some other forms related to mentor?
- mentorship (noun)
What are some words that share a root or word element with mentor?
What are some words that often get used in discussing mentor?
How ismentorused in real life?
Mentor is typically used by mentees when referring to such a relationship.
A basketball coach should be a coach, a teacher, a mentor, a good example, a counselor, a positive influence, someone players trust, someone they can learn life skills from, and someone who will support and believe in them. If this ain’t for you, then neither is coaching.
— William Payne 🧩 (@TweetsbyCoachP)
you know those scenes in movies where a cool older mentor gives their mentee a stack of albums that’ll “change their life” or whatever? i wanna do that but with a sleeve of burned CDs & be like “autobiography – simpson. metamorphosis – duff. let go – lavigne. misundaztood—
— Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard)
I love mentoring young kids! It's an amazing feeling when you see them finally getting it! Mentoring= coaching+teaching+loving x working
— Ed Geth (@CoachGeth)
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Is mentor used correctly in the following sentence?
When you mentor someone, it involves more than just teaching and giving advice—it also requires listening.
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