consultant
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·sul·tant /kənˈsʌltənt/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable] 1 BOADVISEsomeone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject 顾问 a management consultant 管理顾问2. British EnglishMN a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine 高级顾问医生；会诊医生► see thesaurus at doctorn COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultanta political/financial etc consultantA team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.an outside/independent consultant (=one who does not belong to your organization)An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.a management consultant (=one who advises a company how to improve its management)The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.a recruitment consultant (=one who helps companies find suitable staff)Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.a marketing consultant (=one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product)a public relations/PR consultant (=one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public)an image consultant (=one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance)The new prime minister was advised to see an image consultant.a fashion consultant (=one who advises people on what to wear)It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.verbsact as a consultant (=be a consultant on a particular project)He acted as a historical consultant on the film.work as a consultantWe have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.employ a consultantWe sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.hire/engage a consultant (=start to employ one)The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.bring in a consultant (=start to use one)Consultants were brought in to examine the building.Examples from the Corpus
consultant• He's left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a consultant for a German firm.• As a consultant to NASA, Cockburn had access to confidential details of the US space program.• Booth is a consultant on language with one of the national press agencies.• He was a consultant for the Robert Redford movie Quiz Show.• Co. banking consultant Ted Devine.• The industrial engineering consultant makes his report of findings to Hanes and Sparta management.• Raise call-outs with maintenance companies and liaise with engineers, consultants and other staff.• Discussion and conclusions After this series of hour long consultant interviews the interviewers were left with three dominant impressions.• Morris is a Democratic media consultant.• The plant consultant will come into an establishment to select material, and is then followed by the plant technician.• Dr Jamieson is the consultant psychologist at St Andrew's hospital.• The consultant emphasised if she followed his instructions implicitly there was no reason she should not return to full health.• The consultant will need sufficient power to influence the sponsor in order to sell the effort to others in the organization.• The consultant told Jean that an operation was necessary to save her life.From Longman Business Dictionaryconsultantcon‧sul‧tant /kənˈsʌltənt/ noun [countable]JOBS someone whose job is to give people or businesses advice or training in a particular areaThe firm has appointed a consultant to advise on the restructuring of the company.a firm of tax consultants → management consultantcon·sul·tant noun →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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consultant
con‧sul‧tant AC /kənˈsʌltənt/
noun [countable]
a management consultant
2. British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultant
▪a political/financial etc consultant A team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.
▪an outside/independent consultant (=one who does not belong to your organization) An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
▪a management consultant (=one who advises a company how to improve its management) The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.
▪a recruitment consultant (=one who helps companies find suitable staff) Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.
▪a marketing consultant (=one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product)
▪a public relations/PR consultant (=one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public)
▪an image consultant (=one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance) The new Prime Minister was advised to see an image consultant.
▪a fashion consultant (=one who advises people on what to wear) It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.
■ verbs
▪act as a consultant (=be a consultant on a particular project) He acted as a historical consultant on the film.
▪work as a consultant We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.
▪employ a consultant We sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.
▪hire/engage a consultant (=start to employ one) The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.
▪bring in a consultant (=start to use one) Consultants were brought in to examine the building.
▪ doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school: If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.
▪GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area: My GP told me that I must lose weight.
▪physician /fəˈzɪʃən, fɪˈzɪʃən/ formal especially American English a doctor: the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent
▪quack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor: My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.
▪the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group: This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.
▪surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən $ ˈsɜːr-/ a doctor who does operations in a hospital: One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.
▪specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment: The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists. | an eye specialist
▪consultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine: The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.
▪paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident: Paramedics treated him for shock.
▪vet (also veterinarian especially American English) a doctor who treats animals: We took the cat to the vet.
▪paediatrician British English, pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
▪gynaecologist British English, gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
▪obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children
▪radiographer someone whose job is to take X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine
con‧sul‧tant AC /kənˈsʌltənt/
noun [countable] Word Family: noun: consultation, consultancy, consultant, consulting; adjective: consultative, consulting; verb: consult
1. someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject: 2. British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine
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