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adviser

/ədˈvaɪzər/
/ædˈvaɪzə/
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Other forms: advisers

If you're an expert who gives advice or offers professional consultations, you can call yourself an adviser.

You can have an adviser in many areas — he or she may also be called a consultant. A person who helps you decide what classes to take is called an academic adviser. You may also have a tax adviser to help during an audit or a career adviser to help plan your next steps after college. Whoever you take advice from, be advised that this word is sometimes spelled advisor.

Definitions of adviser
  1. noun
    an expert who gives advice
    “an adviser helped students select their courses”
    synonyms: advisor, consultant
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    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
Pronunciation
US
/ədˈvaɪzər/
UK
/ædˈvaɪzə/
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