advisernoun [ C ]
also advisor uk/ədˈvaɪ.zər/us/ədˈvaɪ.zɚ/C1 someone whose job is to give advice about a subject:
She is the party's main economic adviser.
a financial adviser
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- An independent adviser has been brought in to conciliate between the two sides involved in the conflict.
- He resigned from a high-profile job as economic adviser to the prime minister.
- She works as a special adviser to the president.
- I waited so long for my turn to see the careers adviser that I missed my train.
- An outside adviser has been brought in to arbitrate the dispute between the management and the union.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Giving advice
- advice
- advise
- advisory
- backseat driver
- caution
- consulting
- counsellor
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- preach
- professional advice
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste your breath idiom
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