Guru

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gooroo \Goo*roo"\, Guru \Gu*ru"\ (g[=oo]*r[=oo]"), n. [Hind.
     gur[=u] a spiritual parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy,
     noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. {Grief}.]
     1. A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindus;
        a guru. --Malcom.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) one who has expert knowledge of a
        technical area and serves as an advisor to others; an
        expert and teacher. Usually written guru.
        [PJC]
  
     3. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) an intellectual or spiritual guide or
        advisor; a mentor. Usually written guru.
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guru \Gu"ru\ (g[=oo]"r[=oo]), n.
     Same as {gooroo}.
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  guru
       n 1: a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
       2: each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion
       3: a recognized leader in some field or of some movement; "a
          guru of genomics"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  89 Moby Thesaurus words for "guru":
     Brahman, Ramwat, abecedarian, angel, authority, bairagi, bashara,
     bhikhari, bhikshu, boss, bwana, certified teacher, chef, chief,
     church dignitary, docent, doctor, dominie, don, ecclesiarch,
     educationist, educator, elder, elder statesman, employer, fellow,
     goodman, great soul, guide, holy man, husband, illuminate,
     instructor, intellect, intellectual, liege, liege lord, lord,
     lord paramount, lover of wisdom, maestro, mahatma,
     man of intellect, man of wisdom, mandarin, master, mastermind,
     melamed, mentor, mullah, oracle, overlord, padrone, pandit,
     paramount, paterfamilias, patriarch, patron, pedagogist, pedagogue,
     philosopher, preceptor, professor, pujari, pundit, purohit, rabbi,
     rishi, sage, sahib, saint, sannyasi, sapient, savant, scholar,
     schoolkeeper, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, seer, seigneur,
     seignior, starets, teacher, thinker, vairagi, wise man,
     wise old man, yogi, yogin
  
  

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:

  guru n. [Unix] An expert. Implies not only {wizard} skill but also a
     history of being a knowledge resource for others. Less often, used (with
     a qualifier) for other experts on other systems, as in `VMS guru'. See
     {source of all good bits}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  guru
       
           An expert, especially in "{Unix} guru".  Implies not
          only {wizard} skill but also a history of being a knowledge
          resource for others.  Less often, used (with a qualifier) for
          other experts on other systems, as in "VMS guru".
       
          See {source of all good bits}.
       
          [{Jargon File}]
       
          (1996-06-01)