consultant

noun

kən-ˈsəl-tᵊnt How to pronounce consultant (audio)
Definition of consultantnext
as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally a consultant in public relations to a number of large corporations

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of consultant At the time, Sunny had previously worked as a consultant at Bain, while Raj had spent three years working on wearables and AI at Alphabet’s Verily. — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 30 June 2026 Saudi Arabia ordered government entities to freeze payments to strategy advisers, management consultants, and law firms, Semafor reported in May. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026 And the 2 million square feet in the complex equals seven Empire State buildings in New York City, said Chuck Kilroy of Delaware North, the casino project consultant. — Joe Marusak july 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe. — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for consultant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consultant
adviser
Noun
  • In early 2025, Madden moved her account to Grove Bank & Trust in Miami and soon learned from the bank that her former Northern Trust investment adviser — Walters — had been using her money to pay off his large credit card debts.
    — Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Goldman's momentum has continued into the third quarter, with the bank serving as the lead advisor for Solstice Advanced Materials in the company's bid for Element Solutions .
    — Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of adviser

Browse Nearby Words

consultancy
consultant
consultants
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on consultant

Nglish: Translation of consultant for Spanish Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All