as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations
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Recent Examples of consultant
Guerrero said the consultant handling the re-evaluation study, Stantec, has been asked to reconsider all of those plans and explore nearly two dozen other ideas and variables.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Born in Soviet-era Ukraine and educated at Harvard and Stanford in the US, Dmitriev worked as a consultant at American consultancy firm McKinsey and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Political consultant Jiggy Geronimo said on the call that the movement has to grow to be successful.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Mayor Charlie Chi Nguyen and Councilmember Carlos Manzo, who formed an ad-hoc committee in early August, reviewed applications from five interested consultants.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
Born in Soviet-era Ukraine and educated at Harvard and Stanford in the US, Dmitriev worked as a consultant at American consultancy firm McKinsey and as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs.
—Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Political consultant Jiggy Geronimo said on the call that the movement has to grow to be successful.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Mayor Charlie Chi Nguyen and Councilmember Carlos Manzo, who formed an ad-hoc committee in early August, reviewed applications from five interested consultants.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consultant
adviser
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Harold Hamm The oil billionaire and Continental Resources founder has been an informal adviser to Trump on energy issues.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The artisans also had access to a military advisor, Dan Karbler, who was accessible at all times.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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