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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 mentors
Verb
The young intern was mentored by the country's top heart surgeon.
Our program focuses on mentoring teenagers.
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Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Doncic’s rookie year overlapped with Nowitzki’s final season, and Nowitzki emerged as a mentor for the then-19-year-old phenom.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The organization, which provides a range of community services aimed at reducing gun violence, including mentoring and after-school programs, received one of the first licenses to operate a retail cannabis dispensary in 2022.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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Noun
After serving as a mentor to contestants on American Idol last year, Jelly Roll is taking a more prominent position on the series.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Doncic’s rookie year overlapped with Nowitzki’s final season, and Nowitzki emerged as a mentor for the then-19-year-old phenom.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
Zemlinsky, who also mentored Schoenberg, discerned real promise in Mahler-Werfel but chided her for getting distracted by the social whirl.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
The organization, which provides a range of community services aimed at reducing gun violence, including mentoring and after-school programs, received one of the first licenses to operate a retail cannabis dispensary in 2022.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Mentor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mentor. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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mentor
1 of 2 noun
men·tor
ˈmen-ˌtȯ(ə)r 
ˈment-ər
: a wise and faithful adviser or teacher
mentor
2 of 2 verb
: to serve as a mentor for : tutor
a volunteer who mentors students
Geographical Definition
Mentor
geographical name
Men·tor
ˈmen-tər
city in northeastern Ohio northeast of Cleveland population 47,159
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