Meaning of MENTOR
| Pronunciation: | | 'mentowr
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- [n] a wise and trusted guide and advisor
- [v] 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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| | Synonyms: | | wise man |
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| | See Also: | | instruct, intellect, intellectual, learn, sage, teach | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Men"tor\, n. [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus,
Gr. ?, prop., counselor. Cf. {Monitor}.]
A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.
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| | Definition: | | CAI language. "Computer Systems for Teaching Complex Concepts", Report 1742, BBN, Mar 1969. |
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| | Related Terms: | | abecedarian, admonisher, adviser, authority, backseat driver, buttinsky, certified teacher, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, docent, doctor, dominie, don, Dutch uncle, educationist, educator, elder, elder statesman, expert, fellow, forerunner, great soul, guide, guru, illuminate, instructor, intellect, intellectual, kibitzer, lover of wisdom, maestro, mahatma, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, mastermind, meddler, melamed, monitor, mullah, nestor, oracle, orienter, pandit, pathfinder, pedagogist, pedagogue, philosopher, Polonius, preceptist, preceptor, preparationist, preparator, preparer, professor, pundit, rabbi, rishi, sage, sapient, savant, scholar, schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, seer, starets, teacher, thinker, trailblazer, trainer, wise man, wise old man |
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