gu-ru / ˈgu̇r-(ˌ)ü
noun in Hinduism, a teacher who guides one’s spirit Without a Guru none can cross over to the other shore. Guru Nanak, 1469-1539 a guide or personal mentor in a certain field of study If there’s anything weirder than an introverted writer going to lost of social functions, it’s an introverted writer being converted into an accidental guru. Dani Shapiro, 1962- a person with expertise One does not become a guru by accident. James Fenton, 1949-