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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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Then their main producer and White’s mentor, Charles Stepney, suddenly died in 1976.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

An older retreat attendee who is acting as a mentor stands at the stove, scrambling eggs for the group’s breakfast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Doyle was given a mentor, some funding and a community of 14 other writers at similar stages in their careers who champion each other in the most modern way - via a WhatsApp group.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Grohl also had an ideal music-taste mentor in her father, who told his eldest all about Björk and acquiesced to playing Amy Winehouse’s “Rehab” on repeat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Elizabeth had much to learn from her new mentor.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau




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