guru
pronunciation
How to pronounce guru in British English:
UK [ˈgʊru:]
How to pronounce guru in American English:
US [ˈɡʊru, ɡʊˈru]
-
- Noun:
- a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
- a recognized leader in some field or of some movement
Word Origin
- guru
- guru: see gravity
- guru (n.)
- 1806, gooroo, from Hindi guru "teacher, priest," from Sanskrit guru-s "one to be honored, teacher," from guru- "venerable, worthy of honor," literally "heavy, weighty," from PIE root *gwere- (2) "heavy" (see grave (adj.)). Generalized sense of "mentor" is from 1940 (in H.G. Wells); sense of "expert in something" first recorded c. 1966 in Canadian English in reference to Marshall McLuhan.
Example
- 1. He is considered something of a guru on investing .
- 2. He was a successful internet guru , so who am I to argue ?
- 3. Tom peters , the management guru , has been on to this for some time .
- 4. The turn came recently when management guru tom peters tweeted enthusiastically about a book that extols negative thinking .
- 5. You dont have to be a productivity guru or sell your television.just get up off the couch and do something .