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 Douglas Schoen is a longtime Democratic political consultant. Saul Mangel, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2025 The seven people running to represent it include Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre, Chula Vista Councilmember Carolina Chavez, energy consultant Elizabeth Efird, businessman Louis Fuentes, Chula Vista Mayor John McCann, San Diego Councilmember Vivian Moreno and Lincoln Pickard. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 During the past two seasons, Grimes has done consultant work for Eliah Drinkwitz at Missouri and for Butch Jones at Arkansas State, where his son Nick Grimes is the tight ends coach. Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2025 Naomi Rougeau Naomi Rougeau is a writer, editor, and creative consultant, who, despite being based in New York for more than a decade, keeps one cowboy boot firmly planted in her native Texas. Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consultant

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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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