Meanings
nounconsultant (plural consultants)
plural consultants
- A person or party that is consulted.
- A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
- IrelandUKmedicineA senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of informant.
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Origin
- Latincōnsultāre“to deliberate, consult”
- Frenchconsultant
- Englishconsultant
From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مُسْتَشَار, مُسْتَشَارَة
- مُسْتَشَار (mustašār)person or party that is consulted
- مُسْتَشَارَة (mustašāra)person or party that is consulted
Bengali চিকিত্সক, পরামর্শকারী
- চিকিত্সক (cikitśok)person or party that is consulted
- পরামর্শকারী (poramorśokari)person or party that is consulted
Bulgarian консулта́нт, консулта́нтка
- консулта́нт (konsultánt)person or party that is consulted
- консулта́нтка (konsultántka)person or party that is consulted
Chinese Cantonese 顧問 /顾问
- 顧問 /顾问 (gu³ man⁶)person or party that is consulted
Chinese Mandarin 顧問 /顾问
- 顧問 /顾问 (gùwèn)person or party that is consulted
Czech konzultant, konzultantka
- konzultantperson or party that is consulted
- konzultantkaperson or party that is consulted
- poradceperson or party that is consulted
- poradkyněperson or party that is consulted
Danish konsulent
- konsulentperson or party that is consulted
Dutch consulent
- consulentperson or party that is consulted
Estonian konsultant, nõuandja
- konsultantperson or party that is consulted
- nõuandjaperson or party that is consulted
Finnish konsultti
- konsulttiperson or party that is consulted
French consultant, consultante
- consultantperson or party that is consulted
- consultanteperson or party that is consulted
German Berater, Beraterin
- Beraterperson or party that is consulted
- Beraterinperson or party that is consulted
Greek σύμβουλος
- σύμβουλος (sýmvoulos)person or party that is consulted
Hebrew יוֹעֵץ
- יוֹעֵץ (yo'éts)person or party that is consulted
Hindi मंत्री, सलाहकार
- मंत्री (mantrī)person or party that is consulted
- सलाहकार (salāhkār)person or party that is consulted
- परामर्शदाता (parāmarśadātā)person or party that is consulted
Hungarian tanácsadó, szaktanácsadó
- tanácsadóperson or party that is consulted
- szaktanácsadóperson or party that is consulted
- szakértőperson or party that is consulted
- specialistaperson or party that is consulted
- lektorperson or party that is consulted
- szaklektorperson or party that is consulted
- konzulensperson or party that is consulted
- témavezetőperson or party that is consulted
Indonesian konsulen, konsultan
- konsulenperson or party that is consulted
- konsultanperson or party that is consulted
Italian consulente
- consulenteperson or party that is consulted
Japanese 顧問, 相談役
- 顧問 (komon)person or party that is consulted
- 相談役 (sōdan'yaku)person or party that is consulted
- コンサルタント (konsarutanto)person or party that is consulted
Korean 상담가, 자문 위원
- 상담가 (sangdamga)person or party that is consulted
- 자문 위원 (jamun wiwon)person or party that is consulted
- 컨설턴트 (keonseolteonteu)person or party that is consulted
- 고문 (gomun)person or party that is consulted
Latvian konsultants, konsultante
- konsultantsperson or party that is consulted
- konsultanteperson or party that is consulted
- padomnieksperson or party that is consulted
- padomnieceperson or party that is consulted
Lithuanian konsultantas, konsultantė
- konsultantasperson or party that is consulted
- konsultantėperson or party that is consulted
- patarėjasperson or party that is consulted
- patarėjėperson or party that is consulted
Malay perunding
- perundingperson or party that is consulted
Māori mātanga, mātanga hāpai
- mātangaperson or party that is consulted
- mātanga hāpaiperson or party that is consulted
Norwegian Bokmål rådgiver, konsulent
- rådgiverperson or party that is consulted
- konsulentperson or party that is consulted
Polish konsultant, konsultantka
- konsultantperson or party that is consulted
- konsultantkaperson or party that is consulted
- doradcaperson or party that is consulted
- doradczyniperson or party that is consulted
Portuguese consultor
- consultorperson or party that is consulted
Romanian consultant, consultantă
- consultantperson or party that is consulted
- consultantăperson or party that is consulted
Russian консульта́нт, консульта́нтка
- консульта́нт (konsulʹtánt)person or party that is consulted
- консульта́нтка (konsulʹtántka)person or party that is consulted
Slovak konzultant, konzultantka
- konzultantperson or party that is consulted
- konzultantkaperson or party that is consulted
- poradcaperson or party that is consulted
- poradkyňaperson or party that is consulted
Spanish consultor
- consultorperson or party that is consulted
Swedish konsult
- konsultperson or party that is consulted
Tagalog kasangguni
- kasangguniperson or party that is consulted
Thai ที่ปรึกษา
- ที่ปรึกษา (tîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎa)person or party that is consulted
Turkish danışman, müşavir
- danışmanperson or party that is consulted
- müşavirperson or party that is consulted
Ukrainian консульта́нт, консульта́нтка
- консульта́нт (konsulʹtánt)person or party that is consulted
- консульта́нтка (konsulʹtántka)person or party that is consulted
Urdu مُشاوِر, صَلاح کار
- مُشاوِر (muśāvir)person or party that is consulted
- صَلاح کار (salāh kār)person or party that is consulted
- مُسْتَشار (mustaśār)person or party that is consulted
- ناصِح (nāsih)person or party that is consulted
Vietnamese người tư vấn
- người tư vấnperson or party that is consulted
Yiddish קאָנסולטאַנט
- קאָנסולטאַנט (konsultant)person or party that is consulted
Cite this entry
APA
consultant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consultant
MLA
“consultant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consultant. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consultant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consultant.
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