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An advisor is a person who gives advice or leads a group, like an advisor to the school yearbook club, guiding its members in putting together the pages, but not doing the work for them.

There are many situations in life when you may choose to seek the guidance of an advisor: a financial advisor can help you figure out what to do with all your money when you win the lottery, a tax advisor can help you pay the taxes on that money, a career advisor can counsel you in figuring out your dream job now that money is no object, and a travel advisor can help you decide where to spend vacation.

DEFINITIONS OF: advisor

n an expert who gives advice

“the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala”

Synonyms:: adviser, consultant

Examples:: Nestor
(Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy; Grigori Efimovich Rasputin
Siberian peasant monk who was religious advisor in the court of Nicholas II; was assassinated by Russian noblemen who feared that his debauchery would weaken the monarchy (1872-1916)

Types:: show 15 types...; hide 15 types...; amicus curiae, friend of the court
an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest; backroom boy, brain truster
an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status; beauty consultant
someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance; counsellor, counselor
someone who gives advice about problems; agricultural agent, county agent, extension agent
an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics; fashion consultant, fashionmonger
someone who advises you about fashionable clothing; investment adviser, investment advisor
someone who advises others how to invest their money; management consultant
adviser to business about efficient management practices; media consultant, media guru
someone who advises about the use of communication media; military adviser, military advisor
a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation; security consultant
an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries; starets
a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church; tipster, tout
one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack); Dutch uncle
a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly; racetrack tout
someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings)

Type of:: authority
an expert whose views are taken as definitive

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