mentor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛn.tɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈmen.toː/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈmɛn.toɹ/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈmɛn.toə/ (Received-Pronunciation) without the horse–hoarse merger
- /ˈmɛn.tɔː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- men'tôr
- (Southern-England) audio
- men'tər
Etymology
From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, shares the same root as English mind. Cognate to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”) and Latin monitor (“one who admonishes”), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti (compare Latin moneō (“to warn”), causative form of *men- (“to think”).
Meanings
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A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Many mentors claim that they would work with the vocationers for free because of the sense of satisfaction the interaction provides.
2006, Lisa Johnson, Mind Your X's and Y's:I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?
2009, Reif Larsen, The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet, Pinguin Books, page 26:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mentors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mentress · mentorly · mentrix · e-mentorship · telementor · mentoress · mentorish · mentorship · mentoree · mentorial · mentorlike · mentorism · mentorless · e-mentor · mentee
Translations (39)
eo mentoro (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · es mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · mhr ача (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · fi oppi-isä (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · it tutore (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · ru ме́нтор (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · ko 멘토 (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · da mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · mk у́чител (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · nl leidsman (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · id mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · tr hoca (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · nl mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · id pembimbing (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · fi ohjaaja (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · he מַנְחֶה (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · he חוֹנֵךְ (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · cy mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · fr mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · pt mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · ru наста́вник (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · bg ментор (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · el μέντορας (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · ja メンター (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · gu શિક્ષક (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · it pigmalione (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · mk ме́нтор (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · hi मार्गदर्शक (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · de Mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · pl mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · de Vertrauensperson (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · de Vertrauenslehrer (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · it mentore (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · bg наставник (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · fi mentori (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · sv mentor (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · cmn 導師 /导师 (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · mk воспи́тувач (wise and trusted counselor or teacher) · cmn 指導者 /指导者 (wise and trusted counselor or teacher)