consultant

B2 Topic:Health & Medicine

US /kənˈsɐl.tənt/ UK /kənˈsʌl.tənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #8377

Meanings

1

noun
An expert who is paid to give professional advice.

The company hired a marketing consultant to improve sales.
2

noun
A senior hospital doctor who is a specialist in a particular field.

She is a consultant in the cardiology department.

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1 noun · an expert who is paid to... adviser expert

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Forms consultants

Derived forms consultanteseconsultantshipe-consultantinsultantnonconsultantteleconsultant

Related forms consult consultancy consultation consultative consulter

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.

consultant French consulto Latin

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# consultant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈsɐl.tənt/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈsʌl.tənt/
**Frequency rank:** 8377

## Meanings
1. An expert who is paid to give professional advice.
2. A senior hospital doctor who is a specialist in a particular field.

## Examples
- The company hired a marketing consultant to improve sales.
- She is a consultant in the cardiology department.

## Derived Forms
- consultantese
- consultantship
- e-consultant
- insultant
- nonconsultant
- teleconsultant

## Related Forms
- consult
- consultancy
- consultation
- consultative
- consulter

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consultant
- Root: consulto

## 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.

## AI Etymology
consultant is a noun. It is 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. Historical forms in the chain include consultant (French) and consulto (Latin). Current senses include an expert who is paid to give professional advice and a senior hospital doctor who is a specialist in a particular field. Derived forms include consultantese, consultantship, e-consultant, insultant, and nonconsultant. Related words include consult, consultancy, consultation, and consultative.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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