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English word

mentor

C1
UK /ˈmentɔː(r)/US /ˈmentɔːr/
noun

an experienced person who advises and helps somebody with less experience over a period of time

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Family and friends, teachers, mentors, loved ones, and, of course, your parents—all worked together to make you possible, and they share your joy today.

2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim Cook

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To all the incredible parents, family members, mentors, teachers, allies, friends, and loved ones here today, who have supported these students in their pursuit of educational enrichment.

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When I became CEO of Toyota 10 years ago, I was told by one of my mentors that I couldn't expect to be taken seriously by our engineers unless I really knew

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