consultant

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English

Etymology

From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈsʌl.tənt/
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Noun

consultant (plural consultants)

  1. A person or party that is consulted.
    Coordinate terms: consultee, referrer
  2. A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
  3. (medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

consultant

  1. gerund of consultar

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

consultant (feminine consultante, masculine plural consultants, feminine plural consultantes)

  1. consulting

Noun

consultant m (plural consultants, feminine consultante)

  1. (archaic) counselee, advisee (person who solicits advice from a professional)
    1. (archaic) patient (person who solicits medical advice, who sees a doctor)
      Near-synonym: patient
  2. consultant (person who offers advice in a professional capacity)

Participle

consultant

  1. present participle of consulter

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Latin

Pronunciation

Verb

cōnsultant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsultō

Norman

Etymology

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Noun

consultant m (plural consultants)

  1. (Jersey) consultant

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French consultant.

Noun

consultant m (plural consultanți)

  1. consultant

Declension

Declension of consultant
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) consultant consultantul (niște) consultanți consultanții
genitive/dative (unui) consultant consultantului (unor) consultanți consultanților
vocative consultantule consultanților
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