mentor
/ˈmɛn.toɹ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Many mentors claim that they would work with the vocationers for free because of the sense of satisfaction the interaction provides."
- "I thought he was supposed to be my mentor. But, in actuality, what did I know about the often beguiling world of adults?"
- "After him came several deshi, or followers he had mentored."
- "I want to get people motivated about mentoring students, to help them get excited about staying in school, finding their passion, and starting a career."
Etymology
From French mentor, from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr, “Mentor”), a mythological character in the Odyssey, whose name, a historical name from Ancient Greece, shares the same root as English mind. Cognate to Sanskrit मन्तृ (mantṛ, “advisor, counselor”) and Latin monitor (“one who admonishes”), and perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *monéyeti (compare Latin moneō (“to warn”), causative form of *men- (“to think”).
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛn.toɹ/
- British English: /ˈmɛn.tɔː/