adviser

noun

əd-ˈvī-zər How to pronounce adviser (audio)
variants also advisor
Definition of advisernext
as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally our financial adviser had some words of caution about buying a second home

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Recent Examples of adviser The office declared that the doctrine covers not only official advisers, but can also expand to cover outside associates consulted by the president in certain circumstances. — Perry Stein, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 Von Dohlen, a financial adviser and conservative activist who has run three unsuccessful campaigns for City Council, was unopposed in the Republican primary. — Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Holmes is listed as a scientific adviser to the company, and Evans has raised millions of dollars in funding, according to NPR. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026 So far, the president’s advisers have little to show for it beyond making life harder for the rest of their party. — semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adviser
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consultant
Noun
  • Mandell’s wife, Elizabeth Heller Mandell, a gallery owner, nonprofit consultant and arts patron from a prominent California family, predeceased him, leaving him in a position to extend her philanthropic work.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
  • James Reeve, a Saudi macro consultant who formerly worked as a senior director for the Saudi Public Investment Fund, told me that foreign investments already made in Saudi are unlikely to be reversed in the near term.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of consultant

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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adviser. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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