(n.) A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindoos.

Brahman Ramwat abecedarian angel authority bairagi bashara bhikhari bhikshu boss bwana certified teacher chef chief church dignitary docent doctor dominie don ecclesiarch educationist educator elder elder statesman employer fellow goodman great soul guide holy man husband illuminate instructor intellect intellectual liege liege lord lord lord paramount lover of wisdom maestro mahatma man of intellect man of wisdom mandarin master mastermind melamed mentor mullah oracle overlord padrone pandit paramount paterfamilias patriarch patron pedagogist pedagogue philosopher preceptor professor pujari pundit purohit rabbi rishi sage sahib saint sannyasi sapient savant scholar schoolkeeper schoolmaster schoolteacher seer seigneur seignior starets teacher thinker vairagi wise man wise old man yogi yogin