Words / B1

MENT-or/ˈmentɔː/

A mentor is an experienced person who advises someone less experienced. Tutor is more academic; a manager is a boss, not always a mentor. Verb: to mentor. Apprenticeships: each apprentice is assigned a mentor.

Meaning

An experienced person who advises and trains someone less experienced.

Examples

• “Each apprentice is assigned a mentor on the shop floor.”
• “A mentor is not the line manager in every scheme, which matters for complaints.”

Good to know

a mentor; to mentor someone. Academic twin: a tutor. Workplace / college. Countable people. Related: mentorship (often uncountable).

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