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Nestor

Noun CEFR B1
ˈnɛstə

Definitions

  1. An old and wise king in Homer's Iliad.
  2. A wise old man, especially one who serves as a counselor or adviser.
  3. Any parrot of the genus Nestor.
  4. A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
  5. A surname

Equivalents

Españolnéstor
Françaisnestor
Portuguêsnestor
6 more languages
العربيةنيستر
ΕλληνικάΝέστωρ
한국어네스토르
Polskinestor
РусскийНестор
УкраїнськаНестор

Examples

Standing in her entrance, two men in white silk suits and butterfly-looking lace bow ties, black instrument cases by their side and black-brimmed white hats in their hands–my father, Nestor Castillo, thin and broad-shouldered, and Uncle Cesar, thickset and immense.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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