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mentor

[men-tawr, -ter] / ˈmɛn tɔr, -tər /
NOUN
person who advises
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Pep Guardiola's great mentor and inspiration Johan Cruyff once said: "Winning is an important thing, but to have your own style, to have people copy you, to admire you... this is the greatest gift."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Neale, a mentor to many RAD researchers, said there’s little he can teach people such as Croft or Gordon about medicine or research.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Frankl became a friend and mentor to Eger, who taught middle-school social studies in El Paso and later earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Saybrook University.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

You are obviously a mentor to your daughter and even to your friends, and I have no doubt there are people you have learned from, too.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Scythe Curie smiled as she spoke about her former mentor.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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