Noun
After college, her professor became her close friend and mentor.
He needed a mentor to teach him about the world of politics.
We volunteer as mentors to disadvantaged children.
young boys in need of mentorsVerb
The young intern was mentored by the country's top heart surgeon.
Our program focuses on mentoring teenagers.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Mary Daily Lacy, who taught at Bryn Mawr School for more than four decades and was a mentor to faculty members, died of sepsis June 30 at Sinai Hospital.—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024 Building a network of support among colleagues, mentors, and professional organizations can provide valuable resources and guidance.—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
Verb
Gold has also mentored young designers and also entrepreneurs through her work with Phoenix Fashion Week.—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 18 July 2024 Rosenblatt mentored dozens of executives during his career, among them Johnny Barbis, Bill Bennett, Dennis Dennehy, Al Coury, Tom Zutaut, Gary Gersh, John Kalodner, Bryn Bridenthal, Marko Babineau, Peter Baron, David Berman, Mark DiDia, Larry Solters and Wendy Goldstein.—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for mentor
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
as name borrowed from Latin Mentōr, borrowed from Greek Méntōr; as generic noun borrowed from French mentor, after Mentor, character in the novel Les aventures de Télémaque (1699) by the French cleric and writer François Fénelon (1651-1715), based on characters in the Odyssey
Note:
In Fénelon's work Mentor is a principal character, and his speeches and advice to Telemachus during their travels constitute much of the book's substance.
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