Mentor

Definitions

1. Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility of raising Odysseus's son Telemachus while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.
   Greek, countable, uncountable
2. A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
3. A male given name from Ancient Greek.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“Many mentors claim⟳ that they would work⟳ with the vocationers for free because of the sense⟳ of satisfaction the interaction provides.”

“I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know⟳ about the often beguiling world of adults?”

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