noun
Nestor
NEHS-tuh
noun
1
A wise, experienced older person, especially one who gives advice — from the wise elder king in Homer's Iliad.
"The young engineers relied on the retired founder as their nestor."
How to Use Nestor
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA respected elder statesman or wise advisor figure, named after the Homeric king.
When to use it
Fairly literary and old-fashioned; mainly seen in formal or historical writing.
Word Forms
Nestors plural, nestors plural
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Etymology
From Nestor, the elderly and wise king in Homer's Iliad, whose name may relate to a Greek word for "safe return."