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mentor 1 of 2

noun

Definition of mentornext
as in adviser

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mentor

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verb

as in to guide
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed we're looking for volunteers to mentor students in the theater arts

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Recent Examples of mentor
Noun
Benton would become something of a mentor to Tiafoe, one of the people willing to tell him hard truths. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Renowned investor Stanley Druckenmiller, a long-time mentor to current US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh, characterized the current environment as a war for capital. — CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
There will be opportunities to learn from experienced directors who would take on a mentoring role. — Melissa A. Wheeler, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Juniors, partnering with Tristan Ianeiro and mentored by Artem Chigvintsev. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mentor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mentor
  1. adviser
  2. guide
  3. teacher
  4. coach
  5. counselor
Noun
  • If those demands are handled through manual workarounds, fragmented data and advisor heroics, growth will carry hidden cost.
    — Satish Avhad, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The tax-aware long-short SMA trade became the hottest product in wealth management, and the two biggest custodians are actively shutting it down for new advisor allocations.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of adviser
Verb
  • Do ask for staff suggestions on what to do in and around the area—our own itinerary was entirely guided by Troutbeck’s staff, and their tips were always spot on.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The judgment was a crushing blow for a man who was once embraced by the West, invited to the 1999 peace talks in France and seen as the leader who could guide Kosovo to independence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of guide
Noun
  • Hal spent much of the past decade in jail (which is to say, human jail) while John, rejecting the Green Lantern ring, sent it to former gym teacher Guy Gardenerer — seen in last year’s Superman film, and now on billboards for cheap energy drinks.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The School Board’s decision to dedicate 90% of these referendum dollars directly to teachers, education professionals and frontline support staff recognizes where our priorities should be.
    — Roberto Fernandez III, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of teacher
Verb
  • There will be recruiting battles and NIL headaches and portal defections and angry message boards and all the other insanity that comes with coaching at a place where fans consider 9-3 an average record rather than an accomplishment.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thibault, 75, now coaches Belgium’s national team, a commitment of 14-15 weeks per year, succeeding the final Sun coach, Rachid Meziane, in that position.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of coach
Noun
  • Fill out its online form to be connected with a counselor, or call 800-96-ELDER.
    — Michelle Marchante September 15, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • There are some rehab/sober house scenes in this that feel so authentic, from the dynamic between the counselor and Leo to Leo’s push and pull to stay but still scheming to stay on his own terms and use drugs.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of counselor

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