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Meaning of Mentor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard
ˈmɛn.tɔː

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

العربية المعلم
Български наставник
Bosanski наставник
Cymraeg mentor
Deutsch betreuen Mentor Vertrauenslehrer Vertrauensperson Ziehmutter Ziehvater
Ελληνικά μέντορας
Esperanto mentoro
Español mentor
Suomi mentori mentoroida ohjaaja ohjata opastaa oppi-isä
Français mentor
Gàidhlig neach-comhairle
ગુજરાતી શિક્ષક
עברית חונך מִנְחָה
हिन्दी मार्गदर्शक
Hrvatski наставник
Bahasa Indonesia mentor pembimbing pembina
Italiano mentore pigmalione tutore
日本語 メンター メントール 師 恩師
한국어 멘토 스승
Македонски воспитувач ментор учител
Nederlands leidsman mentor
Polski apostoł mentor nauczyciel
Português mentor
Русский ментор наставник
Српски наставник
Svenska mentor
Türkçe hoca
Tiếng Việt ân sư mentor

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?”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

mentoree mentoress mentoring mentorism Mentors mentorship

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