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Mentor vs Protege - What's the difference?

mentor | protege |

As nouns the difference between mentor and protege

is that mentor is a wise and trusted counselor or teacher while protégé is a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor.

As a verb mentor

is to act as someone's mentor.

As a proper noun Mentor

is odysseus's trusted counselor. He was assigned the responsibility to raise Odysseus's son Telemachus, while Odysseus was away fighting in Troy.

mentor

English

Noun

(wikipedia mentor) (en noun)
  • A wise and trusted counselor or teacher
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as someone's mentor
  • See also

    * coach * nestor * sponsor * Article on the etymology and history of the word “mentor” on languagehat.com

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    protege

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person or mentor.
  • While Pablo was visiting his family in Mexico, he visited José Santos, a protégé of his who was now head cholo of the Illuminati at his own will. — Manifold Destiny'' by Sylvia Nasar and David Gruber, ''The New Yorker

    Synonyms

    * mentee (more informal)