{
    "term": "mentor",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "an experienced person who advises and helps somebody with less experience over a period of time",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was a friend and mentor to many young actors."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His former coach had remained his mentor throughout his career."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Suggestions and advice"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "an experienced person in a company, university, etc. who trains and advises new employees or students",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Regular meetings between mentor and trainee help guide young engineers through their early years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company runs a mentor programme."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmentɔː(r)/",
                "audio": "me/mentor/mentor__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmentɔːr/",
                "audio": "me/mentor/mentor__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 18th cent.: via French and Latin from Greek Mentōr, the name of the adviser of the young Telemachus in the Greek epic poem the Odyssey by Homer."
}