consultant

[ kuhn-suhl-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

/ kənˈsʌltənt /

noun

1. 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

Derived Forms

• conˈsultancy, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of consultant¹

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

Example Sentences

Tom Pick is a digital marketing consultant who helps B2B clients improve their online visibility, increase brand awareness, and generate leads through SEO, social media, and content marketing.

From Search Engine Watch

According to Toby Bargar, a senior tax consultant at Avalara, cities are seeking to impose the cable company tax on streaming services in order to make up revenue lost as a result of cord-cutting.

From Fortune

She said she would love to see the annual Colonial Day celebration replaced with a diversity day that celebrates a variety of races and countries, and a consultant hired to assess the district.

From Voice of San Diego

The application lists six inventors, including consultants from Deloitte and a former mail carrier.

From Fortune

That was Gómez’s first question for the consultant Thursday.

From Voice of San Diego

“Voters knew about this and seemed not to care,” said Roy Moskowitz, a leading Democratic consultant on Staten Island.

From The Daily Beast

“He is a lifetime politician,” said one D.C.-based consultant.

From The Daily Beast

Finally, John has been a consultant to Homeland throughout this season.

From The Daily Beast

“Most of them have fathers who are untouchable,” Sara, an IT consultant in Tehran, told the Times.

From The Daily Beast

Houston, where I have been working as a consultant, hardly qualifies as one of the most physically attractive or temperate cities.

From The Daily Beast

I kept explaining to him that I teach at Berkeley and then he'd say, 'I thought you were a consultant,' and we'd start over again.

From Project Gutenberg

As a last hope then almost, Erasistratos was summoned from distant Alexandria as a consultant in the case of young Seleucus.

From Project Gutenberg

I'm going to take my bonus money and set up for myself as a consultant in New York.

From Project Gutenberg

Deaths have been foreseen, and even changes in the religious views of the consultant or his associates.

From Project Gutenberg

The Venetians were proud of their defender, and made him their consultant theologian and a member of the famous Council of Ten.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• advisor
• expert
• specialist
• veteran