Mentor Definition

mĕntôr, -tər

mentored, mentoring, mentors

noun

mentors

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.

Wiktionary

The loyal friend and advisor of Odysseus, and teacher of his son, Telemachus.

Webster's New World

A person, esp. an experienced, older person, who provides personal or professional guidance.

Webster's New World

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Antonyms:
follower
disciple

pronoun

(Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility to raise Odysseus's son Telemachus, while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

Wiktionary

verb

To serve as a trusted counselor or teacher, especially in occupational settings.

American Heritage

To act as mentor (to)

Webster's New World

To serve as a trusted counselor or teacher to (another person).

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Mentor

Noun

Singular:

mentor

Plural:

mentors

Origin of Mentor

From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Mentōr, “Mentor"), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, may share the same root as English mind. Akin to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantá¹›, “one who thinks") and Latin monitor (“one who admonishes"), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mon-eyo-, causative form of *men- (“to think").

From Wiktionary
French Mentor Mentor from Latin Mentōr from Greek men-¹ in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Mentōr, “Mentor").

From Wiktionary