Mentoress
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mentoress is a noun meaning A female mentor.
Meaning
A female mentor.
Example Sentences
“Men admire you in the ball-room,” say the mentors and mentoresses, “but they choose a wife from the home-circle.”
“Whatever temptation Plutus may offer,” said my worldly mentoress, “never, Lionel, let the golden bait induce you to marry any girl whose antecedents you must have to explain—whom you must be the first to introduce.
2. Employ outside freelance consultants for relatively higher fees rather than using an in-house employee, because: / • Good mentoresses are hard to find. / • A mentoress should be experienced in a variety of issues. / • Emotional knowledge is constantly changing. / • You may use different mentoresses for different assignments.
Word Forms
- mentoresses
- mentress
Synonyms for mentoress
Depending on context, synonyms include mentrix.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mentrix, mentor, mentee, mentoree, maestra, mentorship.
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