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.
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Noun
One was her mentor at Ralph Lauren, another was her design director at Marchesa, and the third was her close friend who helped Victoria get her first internship in fashion.—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2025 Sometimes mentors can change your whole way of thinking.—Victoria Edel, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
Before boarding, participants take part in an eight-month program including English lessons, and mentoring sessions on aspects such as networking.—Angelica Mari, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 In addition to mentoring students in the Solana Pacific Yearbook Club and using his technology expertise to help the foundation run more efficiently, Chen is also a volunteer in the Scouting America organization, supporting both Troop 782 and Cub Scouts Pack 734.—Del Mar Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mentor
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
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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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