advisor

Noun

Meaning

an expert who gives advice

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

adviser consultant councilman chancellery reeve professor doctor shaper director judge lawyer coach guide attorney lecturer

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Antonyms

enemy consumer client patron cheat learner

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Hypernyms

authority

Hyponyms

lawyer counselor tout counsellor fashionmonger military advisor

Phrases with the word

client advisor political advisor technical advisor senior enlisted advisor legal advisor doctoral advisor

Examples

He who plays advisor is no longer ambassador. Pierre Corneille

Consultation with a wise advisor is a blessing, grace, guidance and success. Musa al-Kadhim

Well, I've been in several films including documentaries, but the big blockbuster, I was hired as advisor to the actors, I was trying to make Jesuits out of them. Daniel Berrigan

In recent years, anyone in the government, certainly anyone in the FBI or the CIA, or recently, in again, Clint's film, In the Line of Fire, the main bad guy is the chief advisor to the president. Charlton Heston

Anguish is our worst advisor. Chilean Proverb

If there's no choice but advice, ask for the decisiveness of an advisor or the advice of a decisive person. Arabic Proverb

Close letter words and terms

advisingly advisive adviso advisoress advisorily advisorship