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 The de Menezes family in fact acted as consultants on the show. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025 Filmmaker and cultural consultant on the film Dolly Li explained how Coogler discovered that his father-in-law had Chinese Delta ancestors, like the characters of Grace and Bo (played by Li Jun Li and Yao), who were based on grocery-store owners of the time period. Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2025 All of this made perfect sense to Beck, the consultant. Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 21 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, 19 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consultant
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  • But fundamentally, Elon is going to remain a friend and an adviser of both me and the president.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
  • His former White House political adviser Steve Bannon appeared to coin the idea during Trump's first term.
    Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Consultant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consultant. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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