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guru

/ˈɡʊɹ(ˌ)u/noun2 syllables

Guru means: each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion.

What does guru mean?3

noun

1

each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

2

a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher

3

a recognized leader in some field or of some movement“a guru of genomics”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Guru in a sentence

  • Yoga gurus promise to show the path to enlightenment.acell
  • I have an appointment to visit a guru in India.Zifre
  • Sami worried Layla was being brainwashed by the guru.OsoHombre
  • I was planning to visit a guru in India.shekitten
  • You are a guru at this.AlanF_US
  • Sami was being brainwashed by the guru.OsoHombre
  • The cult guru was a kangaroo.DJ_Saidez
  • Jordan Peterson was a mediocre academic ignored by his peers, so he became a self-help guru.shekitten

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of guru

as a noun

plural
gurus