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Definition of guru : A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor amoung the Hindoos.

Synonyms:

maven, elder, past master, expounder, practitioner, Brahmin, back seat driver, caste, Divali, ashram, virtuoso, interpreter, council, geek, dab, hand, Brahman, whiz, adviser, career coach, careline, dharma, crackerjack, shark, meister, hotshot, Dutch uncle, cognoscente, ace, artist, sharp, connoisseur, Diwali, devi, dhoti, wizard, high priest, proficient, dab hand, Dalit, fiend

landlord, authority, maestro, governor, head, senior, principal, mother, sire, abbot, titleholder, chief, executive, ruler, commander, squire, dean, mahatma, proprietress, captain, manager, commandant, president, headmaster, star, landlady, leader, headmistress, quartermaster, kingpin, officer, director, mandarin, proprietor, master, Lord

cherubim, guardian, angel, spirit, demon, cherub, archangel, seraphim, daemon, guardian angel

oracle, psychic, diviner, sorcerer, prophet, fortune teller, forecaster, soothsayer, predictor, seer

consultant, thinker, genius, sage, intellectual, philosopher, wise person, savant, professor, scholar, adept, doctor, expert

coach, trainer, guide, schoolmaster, instructor, lecturer, tutor, schoolmistress, mentor, teacher, advisor, counselor, educator

Usage examples:

• Guru, the eldest son, has a fine pair of bullocks for the purpose. - "Free from School", Rahul Alvares.
• He turned and saw that Guru had risen to his feet. - "The Lost Warship", Robert Moore Williams.
• Hearing these words the Raja dismissed the guru with many thanks and large presents. - "Vikram-and-the-Vampire-Classic-Hindu-Tales-of-Adventure-Magic-and-Romance", Burton, Isabel, Lady.