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MENTOR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A wise and trusted guide and advisor

Synonyms:

mentor; wise man

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mentor" is a kind of...):

intellect; intellectual (a person who uses the mind creatively)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mentor"):

sage (a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom)

 II. (verb) 

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Meaning:

Serve as a teacher or trusted counselor

Example:

She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "mentor" is one way to...):

instruct; learn; teach (impart skills or knowledge to)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Credits

 Context examples: 

The goal of the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Howard Temin Award is to bridge the transition from a mentored research environment to a National Cancer Institute independent research career for scientists who have demonstrated unusually high potential during their initial stages of training and development.

(Howard Temin Award, NCI Thesaurus)

To provide support to mid-career health-professional doctorates or equivalent who are typically at the Associate Professor level or the equivalent for protected time to devote to patient-oriented research and to act as research mentors primarily for clinical residents, clinical fellows and/or junior clinical faculty.

(Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research, NCI Thesaurus)

"What fun you'd have! I wish I could run off too," said Jo, forgetting her part of mentor in lively visions of martial life at the capital.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

In this case, a collaborator or partner will be helpful to you—a financial advisor, a headhunter, coach, agent, mentor, or another middleman who can help your perspective and offer advice and make introductions.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)