mentee
mentee · mentees
A person who is being mentoredA person who is being mentored.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who is being mentored.
Near-synonyms: apprentice, buddy (in training sense), intern, pupil, student, trainee
one who is being mentored
Origin
Back-formation from mentor. Although mentor comes from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr), theBack-formation from mentor. Although mentor comes from Ancient Greek Μέντωρ (Méntōr), the name of a mythological figure, it was mistakenly analyzed as terminating in the suffix -or (“doer”), leading to a form using the French patientive suffix -ee on the model of pairs such as donor–donee and employer–employee. Attested since at least 1958.
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