First Known Use: 14th century
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Nestor
noun Nes·tor \ˈnes-tər, -ˌtȯr\
Definition of NESTOR
1
: a king of Pylos who serves in his old age as a counselor to the Greeks at Troy
2
often not capitalized : one who is a patriarch or leader in a field
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Origin of NESTOR
Latin, from Greek Nestōr
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