consultant

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: con=sult=ant

CIDE DICTIONARY

consultant, n. 

 an expert who gives advice.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

consultant, n.
1 a person providing professional advice etc., esp. for a fee.
2 a senior specialist in a branch of medicine responsible for patients in a hospital.

Etymology

prob. F (as consult)

THESAURUS

consultant

Admirable Crichton, Dutch uncle, Polonius, adept, admonisher, adviser, advisor, artisan, artist, attache, authority, backseat driver, buttinsky, confidant, connaisseur, connoisseur, cordon bleu, counsel, counselor, crack shot, craftsman, dead shot, diplomat, diplomatist, doctor, elder statesman, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, graduate, guide, handy man, instructor, journeyman, kibitzer, marksman, meddler, mentor, monitor, nestor, no slouch, orienter, physician, politician, preceptist, pro, professional, professor, proficient, savant, shark, sharp, specialist, statesman, teacher, technical adviser, technician