1.
[syn: mentor, wise man]
VERB (1)
1. serve as a teacher or trusted counselor;
- Example: "The famous professor mentored him during his years in graduate school"
- Example: "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like mentoring"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mentor \Men"tor\, n. [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus,
Gr. Me`ntwr, prop., counselor. Cf. Monitor.]
A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mentor
n 1: a wise and trusted guide and advisor [syn: mentor, wise
man]
v 1: serve as a teacher or trusted counselor; "The famous
professor mentored him during his years in graduate
school"; "She is a fine lecturer but she doesn't like
mentoring"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
77 Moby Thesaurus words for "mentor":
Dutch uncle, Polonius, abecedarian, admonisher, adviser, authority,
backseat driver, buttinsky, certified teacher, coach, confidant,
consultant, counsel, counselor, docent, doctor, dominie, don,
educationist, educator, elder, elder statesman, expert, fellow,
forerunner, great soul, guide, guru, illuminate, instructor,
intellect, intellectual, kibitzer, lover of wisdom, maestro,
mahatma, man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master,
mastermind, meddler, melamed, monitor, mullah, nestor, oracle,
orienter, pandit, pathfinder, pedagogist, pedagogue, philosopher,
preceptist, preceptor, preparationist, preparator, preparer,
professor, pundit, rabbi, rishi, sage, sapient, savant, scholar,
schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, seer, starets, teacher,
thinker, trailblazer, trainer, wise man, wise old man
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
MENTOR
CAI language. "Computer Systems for Teaching Complex
Concepts", Report 1742, BBN, Mar 1969.
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Mentor, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio
Population (2000): 50278
Housing Units (2000): 19301
Land area (2000): 26.768950 sq. miles (69.331260 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 1.306725 sq. miles (3.384402 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 28.075675 sq. miles (72.715662 sq. km)
FIPS code: 49056
Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39
Location: 41.691245 N, 81.341955 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 44060
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mentor, OH
Mentor
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Mentor, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
Population (2000): 181
Housing Units (2000): 73
Land area (2000): 0.536004 sq. miles (1.388243 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.038721 sq. miles (0.100287 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.574725 sq. miles (1.488530 sq. km)
FIPS code: 51564
Located within: Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
Location: 38.890716 N, 84.245637 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mentor, KY
Mentor
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Mentor, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 150
Housing Units (2000): 102
Land area (2000): 1.891360 sq. miles (4.898600 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.891360 sq. miles (4.898600 sq. km)
FIPS code: 41714
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 47.699006 N, 96.142096 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 56736
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mentor, MN
Mentor