the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War
2. (sometimes not capital)
a wise old man; sage
Nestor in American English
(ˈnɛstər; ˈnɛsˌtɔr)
noun
1.
a masculine name
2. Greek Mythology
a wise old counselor on the side of the Greeks at Troy
3. [alson-]
any wise old man
Word origin
L < Gr Nestōr, lit., the one who returns, akin to neomai, I return < IE base *nes-, to unite, be concealed > Goth nasjan, to save, OE nesan, to survive
Examples of 'Nestor' in a sentence
Nestor
So, I thought, let's be Nestor Burma, a dirty flic revolted by the whole episode.
Dexter Petley WHITE LIES (2003)
12 AUGUST MURRAY planned the dedication ceremony around Father Nestor 's contaminated bowel.