mentee

men·tee | \ men-ˈtē

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Definition of mentee

: one who is being mentored : protégé nearly all the mentees opted to remain in the sciences— Sally Rubenstone

Examples of mentee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of his early mentees was Leonard Downie Jr., who later became The Post’s executive editor. — Washington Post, "Robert Asher, Washington Post editorial writer, dies at 83," 8 Dec. 2019 Oladipo's become a mentor to the Mad Ants players during his time with the team, and that mentor-mentee relationship is something he's had for years with fellow Pacers guard Edmond Sumner. — Akeem Glaspie, Indianapolis Star, "Pacers guard Victor Oladipo listening to his body; won't set timetable for return," 4 Dec. 2019 Harry Spikes, Cummings’s mentee and longtime aide, has also filed. — Erin Cox, Washington Post, "Jill Carter, lawyer and state senator, joins crowded race to succeed Cummings," 20 Nov. 2019 Each of these cornerstone characters is paired off with a younger and somewhat more insipid mentee. — Crispin Long, The New Yorker, "“The L Word” Reboot Seeks to Absolve the Original’s Sins," 11 Dec. 2019 The attendees were there to mingle and potentially meet their mentor or mentee. — Michelle Griffith, Twin Cities, "‘OK Boomer’ disagreements left behind at intergenerational meeting in St. Paul," 13 Nov. 2019 Beyond the business skills, the LEE Initiative’s mentees learn confidence. — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, "Who run the world? This Louisville culinary program proves it's female chefs," 22 Oct. 2019 Though writers may develop traditional two-person mentor/mentee relationships on fan-fiction websites, the researchers posit that much more often, people are being diffusely mentored by the entire community. — Julie Beck, The Atlantic, "How Fan-Fiction Communities Teach People to Write," 1 Oct. 2019 Kicks for Kids’ campaign Zeller and his camp reached out to Big Brothers Big Sisters and asked Walker’s four mentees to write messages to Walker that a local artist then hand-painted onto his shoes. — BostonGlobe.com, "Celtics’ Kemba Walker maintains ties to Charlotte - The Boston Globe," 9 Nov. 2019

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“Mentee.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentee. Accessed 18 January 2020.

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