noun / verb
mentor
MEN-tor/ˈmentɔːr/
An experienced adviser or the act of guiding someone less experienced.
The mentor shows the novice potter how to steady the clay.
Etymology
Mentor was the friend of Odysseus and adviser of his son Telemachus. His name became a general term for someone who guides a younger or less experienced person.
In context
he became a mentor and a friend to a diaspora young generation of artists from china who had immigrated as well and he held informal classes every week and taught eastern and western literature art history philosophy
More examples
- Her mentor helped her prepare for the interview.
- He mentored several younger engineers.
- Two mentors volunteered for the program.
Forms
mentor · mentors · mentored · mentoring