consultant

consultant
noun
1 sb who gives advice
ADJECTIVE
▪ business, campaign (esp. AmE), computer, design, educational, financial, industry, management, marketing, media, political, public relations (abbreviated to PR), security, technical, technology
▪ independent, outside
▪

The review was carried out last year by independent consultants.

▪ senior
VERB + CONSULTANT
▪ act as
▪

He was happy to act as a consultant to the company.

▪ bring in, employ (sb as), engage (sb as) (esp. BrE), hire (sb as), use
▪

We brought in a management consultant to sort out the mess.

PREPOSITION
▪ consultant in
▪

a consultant in design, printing and advertising

▪ consultant on
▪

a consultant on business ethics

▪ consultant to, consultant with
▪

They work as consultants to a software company.

2 (BrE) hospital doctor of high rank
ADJECTIVE
▪ hospital, NHS
▪

She is now a hospital consultant.

CONSULTANT + NOUN
▪ cardiologist, gynaecologist, obstetrician, paediatrician, pathologist, physician, psychiatrist, surgeon, etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ consultant in
▪

a consultant in psychiatry


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  • consultant — index specialist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 consultant …   Law dictionary

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