7
expert(noun, person, smart, clever)
7
scholar(noun, person, smart, clever)
6
sage(noun, person, guide, wise, adviser)
6
docent(noun, model, leader, director, attendant)
6
mastermind(noun, person, smart, clever)
6
schoolteacher(noun, smart, wise, clever, relative)
5
schoolmaster(noun, smart, guide, teacher, instructor)
5
backseat driver(expression, person, smart, negative, teacher)
5
intellect(noun, smart, adviser, advisor, wise guide)
5
pathfinder(noun, smart, model, leader, director)
5
maestro(noun, music, perfect, master)
5
confidant(noun, person, smart, experience, master)
5
don(noun, smart, guide, teacher, instructor)
5
elder(noun, smart, wise, clever, relative)
5
elder statesman(noun, expression, idiom, person, guide)
5
pedagogue(noun, person, smart, clever)
5
savant(noun, person, smart, clever, adviser)
5
thinker(noun, person, smart, clever, adviser)
4
role model(noun, expression, idiom, entity, person)
4
lecturer(noun, smart, guide, assistant, coach)
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