consultant

consultant
consultant con‧sul‧tant [kənˈsʌltənt] noun [countable] JOBS
someone whose job is to give people or businesses advice or training in a particular area:

• The firm has appointed a consultant to advise on the restructuring of the company.

• a firm of tax consultants

ˈmanagement conˌsultant JOBS
someone who is paid to advise the management of a company on how to improve their organization and working methods:

• He hired a group of management consultants to help re-engineer the corporation.

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consultant UK US /kənˈsʌltənt/ noun [C]
► someone who is paid to give expert advice or training on a particular subject: a business/financial/IT, etc. consultant »

In her role as a business consultant she travels all over the country.

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Now 58, he works as a consultant for a number of clients in the banking sector.

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The company has hired a consultant to carry out the study.

→ See also FINANCIAL CONSULTANT(Cf. ↑financial consultant), MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT(Cf. ↑management consultant)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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