Talk:pigmalione

talent scout
can't find anything related to that sense, maybe it got added by mistake? if not, can you provide a citation? – Jberkel 20:11, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * It was added seven years ago. I have no idea where I found it. SemperBlotto (talk) 20:15, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
 * But see and
 * the links indicates that pigmalione can be used as synonym for the Italian borrowing talent-scout, hinting that a talent scout could act as mentor (although I would argue that their main job is finding talent, not mentoring). It doesn't seem to warrant a separate sense for pigmalione. – Jberkel 21:48, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

RFV discussion: December 2020–January 2021
Italian. Sense: “talent scout”. See Talk:pigmalione. Tagged by Jberkel on 31 August 2018, not listed. J3133 (talk) 12:15, 1 December 2020 (UTC)
 * I gave a more precise definition that reconciles and merges the two senses. Imetsia (talk) 18:57, 16 January 2021 (UTC)
 * RFV-kept. Imetsia (talk) 18:57, 16 January 2021 (UTC)