Mentor vs. Supervisor

Mentornoun

A wise and trusted counselor or teacher

Mentorverb

(transitive) To act as someone's mentor

Mentornoun

A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.

Mentornoun

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

Mentorverb

serve as a teacher or trusted counselor;

Supervisornoun

(management) A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

Supervisornoun

A person who monitors someone to make sure they comply with rules or other requirements set for them.

Supervisornoun

(US) In certain states, an elected member of the governing body for a county which is called the board of supervisors.

Supervisornoun

(computing) A process responsible for managing other processes.

Supervisornoun

One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.

Supervisornoun

A spectator; a looker-on.

Supervisornoun

one who supervises or has charge and direction of

Supervisornoun

a program that controls the execution of other programs

Supervisornoun

a person who supervises a person or an activity.

Supervisornoun

a person who directs and oversees the work of a postgraduate research student.

Supervisor

A supervisor, or also known as foreman, boss, overseer, facilitator, monitor, area coordinator, or sometimes gaffer, is the job title of a low level management position that is primarily based on authority over a worker or charge of a workplace. A supervisor can also be one of the most senior in the staff at the place of work, such as a Professor who oversees a PhD dissertation.