mentor

  1. Proper noun.  (Greek mythology) Odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility to raise Odysseus's son Telemachus, while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.
  2. Noun.  A wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To act as someone's mentor.

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