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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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One of the senior scholars sitting on that floor—now someone I think of as my academic big brother—went on to become a mentor and collaborator.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I've had to push through, be strong, have good mentors. And yeah, I felt like giving up many times."

From Barron's

The children are encouraged to help in the library or as maths mentors, but to do so, they must fill in application forms and be interviewed. 

From BBC

Grylls will team up with mediators, psychologists and survival mentors as they help the families, siblings and couples to repair deep personal rifts through a series of physical and psychological challenges.

From BBC

He was with his mentor at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when King was assassinated.

From BBC