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 Seasoned managers and experienced consultants can sometimes fall into the same trap. Peter Follows, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Caroline Fleck, PhD, is a licensed psychologist, corporate consultant, and Adjunct Clinical Instructor at Stanford University. Caroline Fleck, Contributor, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025 The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce has been selected to serve as the new economic development consultant for Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 23 Apr. 2025 Dalrymple will serve as creative consultant, with John Burnham producing. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consultant
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adviser
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  • Since the Republican election victory all tax advisers have speculated that the reduction might not occur.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
  • In the same way that Chris added daughter Dawn to join her, my friend Cyndy Allen, a vice president and financial adviser for RBC Wealth Management, hired her daughter Corinne Patteson, who had majored in math and finance in college, to join her as a financial adviser.
    Lynne Agress, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2025

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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 17 May. 2025.

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