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consulary |
consulate |
consulship |
consult |
consultancy |
consultant
| consultary
| consultation
| consultative
| consultatory
| consulter
consultant
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun consultant has 1 sense
- consultant(n = noun.person) adviser, advisor - an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala" has particulars: amicus curiae, friend of the court, backroom boy, brain truster, beauty consultant, counsellor, counselor, agricultural agent, county agent, extension agent, fashion consultant, fashionmonger, investment adviser, investment advisor, management consultant, media consultant, media guru, military adviser, military advisor, security consultant, starets, tipster, tout
is a kind of authority
Derived forms verb consult4, noun consultancy1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
consultant, n.
1 a person providing professional advice etc., esp. for a fee.
2 a senior specialist in a branch of medicine responsible for patients in a hospital.
1 a person providing professional advice etc., esp. for a fee.
2 a senior specialist in a branch of medicine responsible for patients in a hospital.
Etymology
prob. F (as consult)
THESAURUS
consultant
Admirable Crichton, Dutch uncle, Polonius, adept, admonisher, adviser, advisor, artisan, artist, attache, authority, backseat driver, buttinsky, confidant, connaisseur, connoisseur, cordon bleu, counsel, counselor, crack shot, craftsman, dead shot, diplomat, diplomatist, doctor, elder statesman, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, graduate, guide, handy man, instructor, journeyman, kibitzer, marksman, meddler, mentor, monitor, nestor, no slouch, orienter, physician, politician, preceptist, pro, professional, professor, proficient, savant, shark, sharp, specialist, statesman, teacher, technical adviser, technician
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