variants also advisor
as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally our financial adviser had some words of caution about buying a second home

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Recent Examples of adviser Several JPMorgan alumni now hold top roles in the kingdom, including Mohammed Al Tuwaijri, an adviser at the Royal Court and former economy minister, and Rayan Fayez, deputy CEO of NEOM, the potentially $1 trillion new city being built in the kingdom’s northwest. Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 24 Oct. 2025 Some behavior has become second nature, thanks also to the show’s explosives advisor, Joel Snarr. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025 Many big shareholders use robo-voting, automatically following proxy advisors' advice without doing their own analysis, said Rose, who once worked as an assistant derivatives trader at Citibank in New York before attending law school. Alex Harring, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025 Folks who may have been fleeting presences, or reduced to talking heads in tiny squares on a group Zoom — like the secretary of defense (Jared Harris) or a fresh-faced deputy national security adviser (The Night Agent‘s Gabriel Basso) — become lead protagonists. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for adviser
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Noun
  • Marcus Allen, founder of The Society Archive, who spent 15 years as a stylist and creative consultant, photographed and styled the campaign for the collection.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Gus Bartholomew is co-founder of Leafr, the world’s largest marketplace for independent sustainability consultants.
    Gus Bartholomew, Sourcing Journal, 3 Nov. 2025
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  • Barkan’s was one of several unsuccessful progressive campaigns Mamdani worked on before getting a job as a foreclosure prevention counselor at a nonprofit.
    Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The next month, Holliday traveled to Akron and completed six sessions over two days at Emerge, according to a letter from Emerge counselors filed in a lawsuit.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
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  • The increase — up from 1 in 36 children in 2020 — continues a long-term trend that experts have largely attributed to better understanding of and screening for the condition.
    Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
  • For something more immersive, the resort brings in expert wellness practitioners for week-long retreats.
    Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 31 Oct. 2025

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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adviser. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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