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A spiritual master or teacher

A teacher or guide for a given field

An authority or skilled person in a given field

A person or thing regarded as the finest or most important in their sphere or group

A person who has the support of his peers to lead or direct

A person engaged in an academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism

A person who introduces new methods, ideas or concepts

One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence

One who is well-versed in technology or computers

An advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge

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Noun

A spiritual master or teacher

spiritual leader

religious teacher

spiritual teacher

spiritual advisor

spiritual guide

woman of letters

man of learning

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“Mahashivarathri celebrates the grace of Shiva, considered the guru in the yogic tradition.”

Noun

A teacher or guide for a given field

guidance counsellor

department head

workshop leader

preschool teacher

nursery school teacher

right-hand woman

spiritual leader

psychotherapist

drill instructor

physical education instructor

trusted adviser

private teacher

university teacher

college lecturer

clubhouse lawyer

backseat driver

college teacher

head of faculty

Regius professor

emeritus professor

head of department

rocket scientist

holder of a chair

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“The guru will teach you how to cross the fearful ocean of life.”

Noun

An authority or skilled person in a given field

one of the cognoscenti

rocket scientist

something to write home about

something to shout about

resource person

number cruncher

expert judge of

arbiter of taste

walking encyclopedia

self-appointed expert

member of a think tank

intellectualist

leading exponent

brilliant person

experienced person

person experienced in something

intelligent person

high-performing

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“To some, he is a management guru and business consultant, while a few see him as an entrepreneur.”

Noun

A person or thing regarded as the finest or most important in their sphere or group

high muckety-muck

pillar of society

very important person

important personage

important person

person of influence

well-known person

high-muckety-muck

high-muck-a-muck

perfect example

shining example

well-known face

influential person

cause célèbre

pillar of the community

pillar of the church

distinguished person

pillar of the state

powerful person

powerful batter

big-time operator

high man on the totem pole

big man on campus

one in a million

woman of the hour

somebody famous

person to be reckoned with

captain of industry

crème de la crème

main attraction

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“Shepstone was considered the guru of native affairs in his day.”

Noun

A person who has the support of his peers to lead or direct

lord and master

managing director

mover and shaker

standard-bearer

elder statesman

commanding officer

commander-in-chief

big white chief

lead-off person

commander in chief

éminence grise

chief executive

chief executive officer

person in charge

senior administrator

senior official

director general

head of department

prime candidate

presiding officer

leader of the pack

vice chancellor

head of government

member of the board

person upstairs

important person

committee member

organization administrator

pilot in command

workers big cheese

superior commander

gubernatorial leader

executive officer

smartest person in the room

musical director

department head

operations manager

division manager

office supervisor

section manager

department manager

head of faculty

university official

commissioned officer

military officer

military leader

captain general

summer camp instructor

summer camp counselor

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Noun

A person engaged in an academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism

Noun

A person who introduces new methods, ideas or concepts

Noun

One who manipulates or controls another as by some mesmeric or sinister influence

Noun

One who is well-versed in technology or computers

Noun

An advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea

standard-bearer

proselytizer^US

spokeswoman for

spokesperson for

proselytiser^UK

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Noun

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge

renaissance man

Renaissance woman

walking encyclopedia

fount of knowledge

mine of information

person of many parts

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