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Noun: guru  gû-roo or 'goo,goo
  1. (Buddhism) a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher
    "Seekers travelled from far and wide to learn from the renowned guru"
     
  2. A recognized leader in some field or of some movement
    "a guru of genomics"
Noun: Guru
  1. (Sikhism) each of the first ten leaders of the Sikh religion

Derived forms: gurus

Type of: leader, religious leader

Encyclopedia: Guru, Jiroft