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consultant

American  
[kuhn-suhl-tnt] / kənˈsʌl tnt /

noun

  1. a person who gives professional or expert advice.

    a consultant on business methods.

  2. a person who consults someone or something.

consultant British  
/ kənˈsʌltənt /

noun

    1. a senior physician, esp a specialist, who is asked to confirm a diagnosis or treatment or to provide an opinion

    2. a physician or surgeon holding the highest appointment in a particular branch of medicine or surgery in a hospital

  2. a specialist who gives expert advice or information

  3. a person who asks advice in a consultation

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Other Word Forms

  • consultancy noun

Etymology

Origin of consultant

First recorded in 1690–1700; from French or directly from Latin consultant- (stem of consultāns, present participle of consultāre “to take counsel”); consult, -ant

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