I. ˈmen.ˌtȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə), -ntə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: after Mentor, tutor of Telemachus in the Odyssey of Homer, from Latin, from Greek Mentōr
1. : a close, trusted, and experienced counselor or guide
every one of us needs a mentor who, because he is detached and disinterested, can hold up a mirror to us — P.W.Keve
was much more than a mentor ; he supplied decisions — Hilaire Belloc
has been my mentor since 1946 — Lalia P. Boone
regarded by patrons … as a personal friend as well as fashion mentor — New York State Legislative Committee on Problems of the Aging
2. : teacher , tutor , coach
a writer of monographs, and a mentor of seminars — Atlantic
although he had never accepted a pupil … she persuaded him to become her mentor — Current Biography
one of the game's most successful young mentors — Official Basketball Guide
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: mentor , noun
: to serve as a mentor for