Definition of CONSULTANT

consultant

Meanings

Plural: consultants

Noun

  • an expert who gives advice
  • A person or party that is consulted.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

adviser, advisor

Scrabble Score: 12

consultant is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
consultant is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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