mentor: Meaning and Definition of

men•tor

1. a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
2. an influential senior sponsor or supporter.

1. to act as a mentor: She spent years mentoring to junior employees.

1. to act as a mentor to: The brash young executive did not wish to be mentored by anyone.

Men•tor

1. (in the Odyssey) a loyal adviser of Odysseus entrusted with the care and education of Telemachus.

Men•tor

1. a town in NE Ohio. 42,065.