consultant

CEFRC1

/kənˈsʌl.tənt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An expert who gives advice to a person or organization.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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.

Examples

  • The debate over which consultant to use went on for hours.

  • I'm a management consultant.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkən.səl.ʈenʈ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. A person or party that is consulted.

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Origin

noun

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.