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mentor

Definition

  • noun: someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person
  • noun: a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
  • verb: to teach or give advice or guidance to (someone, such as a less experienced person or a child)
  • verb: to serve as a mentor for

Examples

  • The young intern was 'mentored' by the country's top heart surgeon.

  • After college, her professor became her close friend and 'mentor'.

  • He needed a 'mentor' to teach him about the world of politics.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Whoah. Why so eager? Most of you are in such a hurry. Yeah. I wanna know what the plan is. You're our mentor, you're supposed to go... Encore. Yeah. Our mentor is supposed to tell us how to get sponsors and give us advice. (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games
  • (..) You get to enjoy all of this. I'm going to find Haymitch. He's probably in the back car. You even met him? Haymitch? You know, Katniss, he is our mentor. He did witness things once. Look! You know if you don't want to talk, I understand. But I just don't think there's anything wrong of (..)
    2012 The Hunger Games