CONSULTANT Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

consultant

noun

kən-ˈsəl-tᵊnt

Definition of consultant

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 Your contract with the consultant covers the question and the answer. — Adam Fish, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 Anabel Kingsley, consultant trichologist and brand president of the Philip Kingsley Clinics and product ranges, has clients who stay awake long into the night, comparing photos before and after shedding events. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2026 The Project Ember site plan is also similar to a general concept plan briefly shown by Bob Riley, a consultant for Halff Associates who has worked on behalf of Black Mountain, during the May 2025 zoning commission meeting. — Emily Holshouser august 25, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 Alaniz showed a video created by connection coach Tara Brown, a consultant who visited Portage the day of the storm for the annual staff back-to-school meeting. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for consultant

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Canada could restrict key exports to the US, such as energy and a key fertilizer ingredient known as potash, said Diamond Isinger, a policy strategist and former special advisor on Canada-US relations to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Ramezanpour has worked with security advisers and European intelligence agencies to relocate staff members across Europe.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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