consultant

B2 Topic:General Vocabulary

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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Synonyms

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

Word family

Forms consultants

Derived forms consultanteseconsultantshipe-consultantinsultantnonconsultantteleconsultant

Related forms consult consultancy consultation consultative consulter

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media consultant
a specialist who advises others about communication through media

Noun + noun

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
- General Vocabulary

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