mentor
pronunciation
How to pronounce mentor in British English:
UK [ˈmentɔː(r)]
How to pronounce mentor in American English:
US [ˈmentɔːr]
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- Noun:
- a wise and trusted guide and advisor
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- Verb:
- serve as a teacher or trusted counselor
Word Origin
- mentor (n.)
- "wise advisor," 1750, from Greek Mentor, friend of Odysseus and adviser of Telemachus (but often actually Athene in disguise) in the "Odyssey," perhaps ultimately meaning "adviser," because the name appears to be an agent noun of mentos "intent, purpose, spirit, passion" from PIE *mon-eyo- (cognates: Sanskrit man-tar- "one who thinks," Latin mon-i-tor "one who admonishes"), causative form of root *men- "to think" (see mind (n.)). The general use of the word probably is via later popular romances, in which Mentor played a larger part than he does in Homer.
- mentor (v.)
- 1888, from mentor (n.). Related: Mentored; mentoring.
Example
- 1. I am privileged to be able to call him a friend and mentor .
- 2. As a mentor and financier , he has a penchant for backing japanese women-run startups over their male counterparts .
- 3. Talkback : if you 're a mentor , what do you get out of the experience ?
- 4. Galant advises several startups and is a mentor in the techstars startup accelerator .
- 5. Others managers develop these qualities by themselves or with the help of a mentor .