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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary con·sul·tant DATE 1697 1. one who consults another 2. one who gives professional advice or services : expert English Etymology consultant 1690s, of persons going to oracles, from L. consultantem, prp. of consultare (see consultation). Of physicians, from 1878; meaning "one qualified to give professional advice" is first attested 1893 in a "Sherlock Holmes" story. Related: Consultancy (1955). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 consultant con·sult·ant / kEn5sQltEnt / noun1. ~ (on sth) a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other people 顾问: a firm of management consultants 管理咨询公司 the President's consultant on economic affairs 总统的经济事务顾问 2. (BrE) a hospital doctor of the highest rank who is a specialist in a particular area of medicine 高级顾问医师；会诊医师: a consultant in obstetrics 产科顾问医师 a consultant surgeon 外科顾问医师 ⇨ compare registrar (3) Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English consultant noun 1 sb who gives advice ADJ. business, design, financial, management, public relations | independent, outside VERB + CONSULTANT act as He was happy to act as a consultant to the company. | bring in, employ (sb as), engage (sb as), hire (sb as), use We brought in a management consultant to sort out the mess. PREP. ~ in a consultant in design, printing and advertising | ~ on a consultant on business ethics | ~ to/with They work as consultants to a software company. • Note at JOB 2 hospital doctor of high rank ADJ. hospital, NHS She is now a hospital consultant. CONSULTANT + NOUN cardiologist, gynaecologist, obstetrician, paediatrician, pathologist, physician, psychiatrist, etc. PREP. ~ in a consultant in psychiatry • Note at DOCTOR Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: management consultant con·sul·tant \kənˈsəltənt, -tənt\ noun (-s) Etymology: French, from Latin consultant-, consultans, present participle of consultare 1. : one who consults another 2. : one who gives professional advice or services regarding matters in the field of his special knowledge or training (as a consulting physician or engineer) : expert |
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