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mentee

Mentee (noun) means a person who is being mentored.

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A person who is being mentored.
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Etymology

Back-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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"mentee" (noun) means a person who is being mentored.

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