English Explanatory Dictionary

mentee

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who is being mentored.

Pronunciation

En-us-mentee.oga

Word forms

mentee mentees

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.

Synonyms

mentoree protégé apprentice buddy intern pupil student trainee

Antonyms

mentor teacher

Derived words

e-mentee menteeship
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