Meanings
nounadvisor (plural advisors)
plural advisors · alternative adviser
- One who offers advice.
Synonyms: counselor, consultant
- board gamesA xiangqi piece that is moved one point diagonally and confined within the palace.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who offers advice.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Latinad
- Old Frencha
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*widtós
- Proto-Italic*wissos
- Latinvīsus
- Old Frenchvis
- Old Frenchavis
- Old Frenchaviser
- Middle Englishavisen
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydseti
- Proto-Italic*weidsō
- Latinvisō
- Late Latinadvisō
- Englishadvise
- Englishadvisor
Translations
Afrikaans raadgewer
- raadgewerone who offers advice
Ancient Greek σύμβουλος, μήστωρ
- σύμβουλος (súmboulos)one who offers advice
- μήστωρ (mḗstōr)one who offers advice
Arabic مُسْتَشَار, مُسْتَشَارَة
- مُسْتَشَار (mustašār)one who offers advice
- مُسْتَشَارَة (mustašāra)one who offers advice
- نَاصِح (nāṣiḥ)one who offers advice
- نَاصِحَة (nāṣiḥa)one who offers advice
Basque aholkulari
- aholkularione who offers advice
Bengali অধ্যাপক, পরামর্শক
- অধ্যাপক (oddhapok)one who offers advice
- পরামর্শক (poramorśok)one who offers advice
Bulgarian съве́тник, съве́тничка
- съве́тник (săvétnik)one who offers advice
- съве́тничка (săvétnička)one who offers advice
- съве́тница (săvétnica)one who offers advice
- консулта́нт (konsultánt)one who offers advice
- консулта́нтка (konsultántka)one who offers advice
Catalan assessor, conseller
- assessorone who offers advice
- consellerone who offers advice
Chinese Cantonese 顧問 /顾问
- 顧問 /顾问 (gu³ man⁶)one who offers advice
Chinese Mandarin 顧問 /顾问
- 顧問 /顾问 (gùwèn)one who offers advice
Czech poradce, poradkyně
- poradceone who offers advice
- poradkyněone who offers advice
- rádceone who offers advice
- rádkyněone who offers advice
Danish rådgiver
- rådgiverone who offers advice
Dutch adviseur, adviseuse
- adviseurone who offers advice
- adviseuseone who offers advice
- raadgeverone who offers advice
- raadgeefsterone who offers advice
Estonian nõuandja
- nõuandjaone who offers advice
Finnish neuvonantaja, neuvoja
- neuvonantajaone who offers advice
- neuvojaone who offers advice
French conseiller, conseillère
- conseillerone who offers advice
- conseillèreone who offers advice
German Berater, Beraterin
- Beraterone who offers advice
- Beraterinone who offers advice
- Ratgeberone who offers advice
- Ratgeberinone who offers advice
Greek σύμβουλος
- σύμβουλος (sýmvoulos)one who offers advice
Hebrew יוֹעֵץ
- יוֹעֵץ (yo'éts)one who offers advice
Hindi सलाहकार, परामर्शदाता
- सलाहकार (salāhkār)one who offers advice
- परामर्शदाता (parāmarśadātā)one who offers advice
Hungarian tanácsadó
- tanácsadóone who offers advice
Icelandic ráðgjafi
- ráðgjafione who offers advice
Indonesian penasehat, penasihat
- penasehatone who offers advice
- penasihatone who offers advice
Italian consigliere, consigliera
- consigliereone who offers advice
- consiglieraone who offers advice
Japanese 顧問, 相談役
- 顧問 (komon)one who offers advice
- 相談役 (sōdan'yaku)one who offers advice
Korean 고문
- 고문 (gomun)one who offers advice
Latin conciliātor, suāsor
- conciliātorone who offers advice
- suāsorone who offers advice
Latvian padomdevējs, padomdevēja
- padomdevējsone who offers advice
- padomdevējaone who offers advice
Lithuanian patarėjas, patarėjė
- patarėjasone who offers advice
- patarėjėone who offers advice
Malay penasihat
- penasihatone who offers advice
Norwegian Bokmål rådgiver, veileder
- rådgiverone who offers advice
- veilederone who offers advice
Polish doradca, doradczyni
- doradcaone who offers advice
- doradczynione who offers advice
- konsultantone who offers advice
- konsultantkaone who offers advice
Portuguese conselheiro
- conselheiroone who offers advice
Romanian sfătuitor, sfătuitoare
- sfătuitorone who offers advice
- sfătuitoareone who offers advice
Russian консульта́нт, консульта́нтка
- консульта́нт (konsulʹtánt)one who offers advice
- консульта́нтка (konsulʹtántka)one who offers advice
- сове́тник (sovétnik)one who offers advice
- сове́тница (sovétnica)one who offers advice
Slovak poradca, poradkyňa
- poradcaone who offers advice
- poradkyňaone who offers advice
- radcaone who offers advice
- radkyňaone who offers advice
Spanish consejero, asesor
- consejeroone who offers advice
- asesorone who offers advice
Swahili mshauri
- mshaurione who offers advice
Swedish rådgivare, sakkunnig
- rådgivareone who offers advice
- sakkunnigone who offers advice
- konsultone who offers advice
Tagalog tagapayo
- tagapayoone who offers advice
Thai ที่ปรึกษา
- ที่ปรึกษา (tîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎa)one who offers advice
Turkish akıl hocası, danışman
- akıl hocasıone who offers advice
- danışmanone who offers advice
- müşavirone who offers advice
Ukrainian консульта́нт, консульта́нтка
- консульта́нт (konsulʹtánt)one who offers advice
- консульта́нтка (konsulʹtántka)one who offers advice
- ра́дник (rádnyk)one who offers advice
- ра́дниця (rádnycja)one who offers advice
- пора́дник (porádnyk)one who offers advice
- пора́дниця (porádnycja)one who offers advice
- дора́дник (dorádnyk)one who offers advice
- дора́дниця (dorádnycja)one who offers advice
Urdu صَلاح کار, مُشاوِر
- صَلاح کار (salāh kār)one who offers advice
- مُشاوِر (muśāvir)one who offers advice
- مُسْتَشار (mustaśār)one who offers advice
- ناصِح (nāsih)one who offers advice
Vietnamese cố vấn
- cố vấnone who offers advice
Welsh cynghorydd, cynghorwr
- cynghoryddone who offers advice
- cynghorwrone who offers advice
Yiddish בעל־יועץ, ראָטגעבער
- בעל־יועץ (bal-yoyets)one who offers advice
- ראָטגעבער (rotgeber)one who offers advice
- קאָנסולטאַנט (konsultant)one who offers advice
- נאַרײַער (narayer)one who offers advice
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with advisor
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
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MLA
“advisor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advisor. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “advisor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/advisor.
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