mentor
IPA: mˈɛntɔr
noun
- A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- (Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.
- (countable) A male given name from Ancient Greek
verb
- (transitive) To act as someone's mentor.
Examples of "mentor" in Sentences
- The fighter was named by his mentor.
- Also this will be the job of the mentors.
- She regarded her teacher as her life mentor.
- It is the job of the mentors to make the rules here.
- Mentor woman is accused of trying to stab boyfriend.
- The older partner was to mentor and teach the younger.
- Chord was the mentor of Night Thrasher and the New Warriors.
- The son was unrepentant and the mentor subsequently disowned him.
- His mentor was the anthropologist and philosopher Gregory Bateson.
- The theme is what is important to the contestant's article not the mentor.
- Note that the term mentor is not the same as idol, and implies a direct working relationship.
- I don't know if I consciously knew the word mentor back then, I just knew that I felt better when her letters arrived.
- The word "mentor" is often bandied about by those who have benefited from his advice and hospitality, and they often prosper.
- The word "mentor" comes from the name of Mentor, a character in the Odyssey, in whose guise the goddess Athena gives advice to young Telemachus.
- The earthling soon discovers his mentor is actually the central figure in a secret conspiracy that threatens the philosophies, traditions and hierarchy of the entire Green Lantern Corps.
- During morning prayers, Ifemelu's mother commanded God to bless the General, "Father Lord, bless Uju's mentor," she would say, the word "mentor" pushed out of her mouth like a challenge.