gooroo

CIDE DICTIONARY

gooroo, n. [Hind. gur a spiritual parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy, noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. Grief.].

•  A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindus; a guru.  Malcom.  [1913 Webster]
•  one who has expert knowledge of a technical area and serves as an advisor to others; an expert and teacher. Usually written guru.  [PJC]
•  an intellectual or spiritual guide or advisor; a mentor. Usually written guru.  [PJC]