consultant

/kən'sʌltənt/

Thân thiện

The consultant reviews a business plan with a client.

Definition

Noun: 1. An expert who gives professional advice: A person who provides specialized guidance, opinions, or recommendations in a particular field, typically hired for their knowledge and experience. 2. A senior specialist in a medical field: In healthcare, a doctor who has completed specialist training and is qualified to give expert advice on complex cases, often upon referral from another doctor.

Usage

A consultant is typically an external expert hired by an individual, company, or organization to analyze problems and provide solutions or strategic advice. The role is advisory; the consultant recommends a course of action but usually does not implement it directly.

Examples

• General Professional Context:
  • The company hired a marketing consultant to improve its brand strategy.
  • She works as a freelance IT consultant for several startups.
• Medical Context:
  • Your general practitioner can refer you to a heart consultant.
  • The patient was seen by a consultant neurologist.

Advanced Usage

• "To act as a consultant to/for": To serve in the capacity of an advisor for a specific client or project.
  • After retiring, he acted as a consultant to the government on energy policy.
• "In a consultative capacity": Functioning to give advice rather than to make executive decisions.
  • She joined the board in a purely consultative capacity.

Variants and Related Words

• Consultancy (n): The position or work of being a consultant; also, a firm that provides consultants.
  • He set up his own financial consultancy.
• Consult (v): To seek information or advice from someone.
  • You should consult a lawyer before signing the contract.
• Consultative (adj): Relating to or intended for consultation; advisory.
  • The committee has a consultative role.

Synonyms

• Adviser/Advisor: A person who gives recommendations.
• Expert: A person with extensive knowledge or skill in a particular area.
• Specialist: A person who concentrates on a specific subject or activity.

Related Phrases

• Management consultant: A consultant who advises on the management of a business.
• Independent consultant: A consultant who is self-employed and not part of a large firm.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an expert who gives advice
   • an adviser helped students select their courses
   • the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala

Từ đồng nghĩa

• adviser
• advisor