Consultant
//kənˈsʌl.tənt// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person or party that is consulted.
- 2 an expert who gives advice wordnet
- 3 A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
- 4 A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America. Ireland, UK
Example
More examples"The debate over which consultant to use went on for hours."
Etymology
From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.
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