consultant

noun

con·​sul·​tant kən-ˈsəl-tᵊnt 

1

: one who consults another

2

: one who gives professional advice or services : expert

consultantship

kən-ˈsəl-tᵊnt-ˌship 

noun

Synonyms of consultant

• adviser

Examples of consultant in a Sentence

They've hired a computer consultant to assess how the company can upgrade its system.

a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations

Recent Examples on the Web

The agent’s job is to hand our consultant the full history before the call. — Manu Khetan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Joining them is script editor, story consultant and executive producer Jack Casey (Wren Boys, White Girl), who is also a story consultant on Black Church Bay, which screens at this year’s LFF. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

Dayton schools paid the ed tech company SchoolAI $72,600 last academic year for multiple AI tools, including the Jordan chatbot, which administrators designed in collaboration with the company and an outside consultant. — Lee V. Gaines, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

In February, the City Council approved $940,000 in development fee waivers for the project’s design review application, an environmental consultant and the city attorney’s work on development agreements, among other things. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for consultant

• exultant
• resultant

Kids Definition

consultant

noun

con·​sult·​ant

kən-ˈsəlt-ᵊnt

1

: a person who consults another

2

: a person who gives professional advice or services

Medical Definition

consultant

noun

con·​sul·​tant kən-ˈsəlt-ᵊnt 

: one (as a physician, surgeon, or psychologist) called in for professional advice or services