consultantcon‧sul‧tant /kənˈsʌltənt/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable] 
a management consultant2British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine
► see thesaurus at doctorCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultanta political/financial etc consultant· A team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.an outside/independent consultant (=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.a management consultant (=one who advises a company how to improve its management)· The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.a recruitment consultant (=one who helps companies find suitable staff)· Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.a marketing consultant (=one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product)a public relations/PR consultant (=one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public)an image consultant (=one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance)· The new prime minister was advised to see an image consultant.a fashion consultant (=one who advises people on what to wear)· It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.verbsact as a consultant (=be a consultant on a particular project)· He acted as a historical consultant on the film.work as a consultant· We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.employ a consultant· We sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.hire/engage a consultant (=start to employ one)· The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.bring in a consultant (=start to use one)· Consultants were brought in to examine the building.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- As a consultant to NASA, Cockburn had access to confidential details of the US space program.
- Booth is a consultant on language with one of the national press agencies.
- Dr Jamieson is the consultant psychologist at St Andrew's hospital.
- He's left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a consultant for a German firm.
- Morris is a Democratic media consultant.
- The consultant told Jean that an operation was necessary to save her life.
- Co. banking consultant Ted Devine.
- Discussion and conclusions After this series of hour long consultant interviews the interviewers were left with three dominant impressions.
- He was a consultant for the Robert Redford movie Quiz Show.
- Raise call-outs with maintenance companies and liaise with engineers, consultants and other staff.
- The consultant emphasised if she followed his instructions implicitly there was no reason she should not return to full health.
- The consultant will need sufficient power to influence the sponsor in order to sell the effort to others in the organization.
- The industrial engineering consultant makes his report of findings to Hanes and Sparta management.
- The plant consultant will come into an establishment to select material, and is then followed by the plant technician.
THESAURUS
someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school: · If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.
British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area: · My GP told me that I must lose weight.
formal especially American English a doctor: · the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent
informal someone who pretends to be a doctor: · My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.
doctors and nurses considered as a group: · This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.
a doctor who does operations in a hospital: · One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.
a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment: · The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists.· an eye specialist
British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine: · The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.
someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident: · Paramedics treated him for shock.
(also veterinarian especially American English) a doctor who treats animals: · We took the cat to the vet.
British English, pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
British English, gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
a doctor who deals with the birth of children
someone whose job is to take X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who advises people British /advisor American someone whose job is to give advice, especially in business, law, or politics: financial/legal/careers etc adviser: · Talk to an independent financial adviser before you invest your money.adviser on: · the Prime Minister's personal adviser on economic affairsadviser to somebody: · She's been appointed as scientific advisor to the President.
someone who gives special technical advice to companies or other organizations: · He's left his job as a computer programmer and is working as a consultant for a German firm.consultant on: · Booth is a consultant on language with one of the national press agencies.consultant to somebody: · As a consultant to NASA, Cockburn had access to confidential details of the US space program.
British /counselor American someone who gives professional advice and emotional support to people, especially about personal problems: · I never realized you were so depressed. Have you been to see a counselor?· Children in the summer camp can see a trained counselor if they have any problems.· The hospice is appealing for more people to work as bereavement counsellors.
informal someone who is highly respected within their area of work, and to whom people go for advice: · Peter Drucker, the management guru, has just published a new book.· It soon became apparent that Colin was the guru of the whole department.
a group of ordinary people who are brought together and asked for their opinions about a particular subject or product by a company, political party etc, in order to help them plan what to do or produce in the future: · The government's excessive use of focus groups to sound out public opinion has come under a lot of criticism.· A focus group gave its responses to the proposed advertising campaign.
a committee of people with experience in a particular subject that an organization or government establishes to produce ideas and give advice: · a right-wing political think-tank
a doctor someone whose job is to treat people who are sick or injured: · Doctor, I keep getting a pain in my throat.· Tracy is interested in journalism, but Sarah wants to be a doctor.· She looks very ill - you'd better call a doctor.see a doctor (=visit a doctor so that they can examine you): · I went to see the doctor about my cough but she said there was nothing wrong with me.the doctor's (=the place where the doctor works): · "Where's Karen?" "She's at the doctor's."Doctor Smith/Jones etc: · I'd like to make an appointment to see Doctor Patel some time this morning.Dr Smith/Jones etc written abbreviation: · Dr Harrington has warned that the NHS is in serious need of greater funding.
American formal a doctor: · People with heart problems should talk to their physician before making the trip.
British a doctor who is trained in general medicine and treats the people who live in a local area: · If your GP can't help you he will refer you to a specialist.· A lot of GPs are too quick to prescribe drugs, instead of letting the body get better on its own.
a doctor who has special knowledge of a particular illness, part of the body, or type of medical treatment: · The doctor arranged for Marcel to see a top specialist in Paris.eye/heart/cancer etc specialist: · Professor Holloway, an eye specialist, organized a national survey of eye diseases in children.specialist in: · Professor Williams is one of the world's leading specialists in radiotherapy.
British a doctor who has special knowledge of a particular area of medicine and is in charge of a hospital department: · The consultant told Jean that an operation was necessary to save her life.consultant psychologist/paediatrician etc: · Dr Jamieson is the consultant psychologist at St Andrew's hospital.
a doctor who does operations in a hospital: · The surgeon told reporters that Sara was making good progress after the heart transplant.heart/brain/eye etc surgeon: · A famous brain surgeon from Boston performed the operation.
American someone who has nearly finished their training as a doctor and works in a hospital: · She refused to be treated by an intern and demanded to see a qualified doctor.
doctors, nurses etc considered as a group: · The magazine's chief function is to keep the medical profession up to date with the latest advances and drugs.· These proposals are unpopular with most of the medical profession.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultant a large PR firmCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· A team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.
(=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
(=one who advises a company how to improve its management)· The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.
(=one who helps companies find suitable staff)· Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.
(=one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product)
(=one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public)
(=one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance)· The new prime minister was advised to see an image consultant.
(=one who advises people on what to wear)· It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.
verbs (=be a consultant on a particular project)· He acted as a historical consultant on the film.
· We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.
· We sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.
(=start to employ one)· The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.
(=start to use one)· Consultants were brought in to examine the building.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a large PR firm· Public relations consultants A good firm of financial public relations consultants should be engaged to assist with the takeover.· Better yet, talk to a good financial consultant.· West Merchant Bank is financial consultant.· He also served as a financial consultant to Essex County.· Miller, now a financial consultant, confirmed the deal would involve buying the whole club.· Current academics have become financial consultants themselves as well as highly-paid expert witnesses in court disputes.· His ever-so-proper role as financial consultant to the Duchess of York marked the pinnacle of his climb up the social ladder.
· Save aggressively over the next five years so she has the choice to work as an independent consultant, if she desires.· Governing bodies may sometimes wish to look to independent consultants for advice in these matters.· Already, independent specialist consultants are helping farmers by walking fields and assisting with advice for strategies of control.· Caught in frenzied downsizing, Dan joined the legions of independent consultants.· Months went by while independent consultants trawled over the evidence Ofsted had already considered.· Some general managers and top executives go on to establish their own firms or become independent consultants.
· It is likely that outside consultants will be employed by the Health and Safety Executive.· To replace this expertise, top managements have turned to outside management consultants.· It is management that have to address themselves to the solutions, either by using internal resources or by engaging outside consultants.· Invite a professional writer into your group, whether a company technical or marketing writer or an outside consultant.· Frequently the systems planning team also includes an outside consultant.· The hospital has hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels, she said, but has made no changes.· Critical reading of galley proofs by outside expert consultants.· He said he had not cleared my involvement, or the involvement of any other outside consultant, with his boss.
· They were years ahead of their rivals in the use of political consultants, computers, direct mailing systems and polling techniques.· You know who we mean: the congressmen, the lobbyists, the political consultants, the journalists.· It was filled with political consultants moaning about the passage of Prop.
· So that, as your specially commissioned public relations consultant, I could use their impact to full effect?· Examiner contributor Nancy Fox is a public relations consultant, educator and composer.· Public relations consultants A good firm of financial public relations consultants should be engaged to assist with the takeover.
· Alex Castellanos, the Republican media consultant who worked for Texas Sen.
· Finally senior McKinsey consultants had their deepest professional ties with equally senior client executives.· John Miles, senior consultant neurosurgeon at Walton, told the inquest that an urgent scan showed a large rounded lesion.· On his retirement two years ago, he was senior consultant general surgeon at South Cleveland Hospital.· Tyneside architects Angus Leybourne has appointed Edward Hill as senior consultant to the practice.· A group of senior Spencer Stuart consultants raised with him the possibility of a sale to the consulting staff instead.
NOUN· What is revealing, however, is the growth in the number of business consultants in the wake of the reengineering movement.· Paul Terry, a business consultant.
· Her father, computer consultant Richard McCord, was unemployed when she graduated from high school.· Kettering-based computer consultants Pegasus nose-dived 42p to 86p after a boardroom shake-out.· A firm of commodity brokers sought advice from a computer consultant on the installation of a computer system.
· There will be resistance from many hospital consultants.· Read in studio A hospital consultant is warning of the dangers of bouncy castles.· The culprit is not, on the whole, inefficiency, indolence or excessive private work by hospital consultants.· Innovation has, however, been largely driven by hospital consultants and scientists with specialist interests in diseases and treatment.· A clear shift of power away from the hospital consultants was apparent.
· The company and industry consultants who follow it have said this is partially due to where the carrier flies.
· Bains quoted with approval the critical comments of the management consultants, McKinsey and Co.· Dubroff, a management consultant who lived in San Mateo, subsequently married another woman.· Even management consultants have found a role in environmental consulting.· Even students in art history and philosophy are getting hired by management consultants, Sanborn said.· Furthermore, there is no management consultant to call if things go awry.· But the real-life Pauline Gascoyne is a serious-minded import business management consultant.· That was the warning to the conference from Peter West, health economist with Touche Ross management consultants.
· The study - by media consultants Billets - said the worst hit are ads between soccer, dull sitcoms and documentaries.· Alex Castellanos, the Republican media consultant who worked for Texas Sen.· The former media consultant to Republican presidents has headed the business news and talk show channel since August 1993.
· Mr Sheffield said a report from a consultant psychiatrist at the hospital stated Mrs Morse had been receiving treatment since 1983.· If such a home places its residents under the care of a consultant psychiatrist, surely it should be called a hospital.· In support of the application he sought a report from the first defendant, an independant consultant psychiatrist.· Further input was secured from consultant psychiatrists working in the new community units.
· One leading search consultant described how he had once mistakenly presented the wrong candidate for a job.· One of the notable features is that executive search consultants are a good deal younger than previously.· Some executive search consultants are now becoming non-executive directors in businesses where there is no potential conflict.· Some search consultants span these two worlds and have both a functional and an industry discipline.· The dominant issue in most searches is how well the executive search consultant understands and relates to the culture of the client.
VERB· Since then, he has acted as consultant to many of the biggest amp manufacturers in the world.· He was also acting as an informal consultant to the presidential campaign of Reuben Zamorra.· This clause was construed by both Evershed J and the Court of Appeal to include acting as a consultant.· The Fourth Division club is having talks with three companies interested in acting as ground consultants.
· You have recently been appointed as a consultant to the Murphy Manufacturing Company.
· Y.-based career consultant.
· He will become a consultant to the company.· When these are included with the trainees the ratio becomes 1 consultant to 1.08 assistants.· After I divorced Martin, the big blonde tugged strings and he became consultant designer for a detergent manufacturer.· Some general managers and top executives go on to establish their own firms or become independent consultants.· He now becomes a consultant, while continuing as a cartoonist.
· Do firms employ consultants to assist with marketing?· Louisville Housing Services employs only one half-time consultant.· Egon Zehnder has only ever employed 140 consultants, and 100 of those are still with the firm.· She employed a consultant to ensure she and her husband received the right sort of coverage.· However, Britain also provides technical assistance that is tied, although strenuous efforts are made to employ local consultants where possible.
· The Republicans and Democrats tick over with a skeleton staff and then hire specialist consultants for each campaign.· In April of 1974, Tarrytown management hired a consultant to work with supervisors and workers in joint problem solving programs.· Plan to take your team away for half a day or a day. Hire a consultant to help.· Henry now works part-time with a firm he had formerly hired as consultants.· Others have hired government relations consultants to help them build communication links with the Government and Whitehall.· Similarly, a small business that hires a marketing consultant must determine whether the consultant is an employee or an independent contractor.· Bonsai World has hired a planning consultant to help fight the council.· My boss hired two consultants to prepare a report.
· Officials kept ministers in the dark and broke rules by agreeing to pay developers and consultants in advance.· Blackburn was also a paid consultant to Sandoz, and Wadden, at one point, worked for Sandoz.· A company must pay consultants to set up the programme and chemists to test the urine.· No wonder they were now paying consultants to figure out how to fix the environment which that mind-set had created.
· Celebrities were sometimes in the audience and served as consultants to the center.· C., who has worked for four presidents and served as a consultant on executive office reorganization for the Carter administration.· He also served as a financial consultant to Essex County.· Wolf had three years left on his contract and will serve them as a consultant to the team.
· Apply for funding for two hospital support nurses who will work with the consultant.· Save aggressively over the next five years so she has the choice to work as an independent consultant, if she desires.· Indeed, working directly with consultants proves invaluable in gaining access to high-quality morbidity data.· Alter three years of working as a consultant, over ninety percent of my new clients were being referred by previous clients.· Any such group may be working with one consultant only.· Kawaja once worked as a security consultant at a Boca Raton cherry-flavoring manufacturer investigated in 1990 by federal agents.· The case is based on a real start-up company for whom the author worked as a consultant on financial planning and valuation.
WORD FAMILYnounconsultationconsultancyconsultantconsultingadjectiveconsultativeconsultingverbconsult
1someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject: a management consultant2British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine► see thesaurus at doctorCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultanta political/financial etc consultant· A team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.an outside/independent consultant (=one who does not belong to your organization)· An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.a management consultant (=one who advises a company how to improve its management)· The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.a recruitment consultant (=one who helps companies find suitable staff)· Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.a marketing consultant (=one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product)a public relations/PR consultant (=one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public)an image consultant (=one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance)· The new prime minister was advised to see an image consultant.a fashion consultant (=one who advises people on what to wear)· It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.verbsact as a consultant (=be a consultant on a particular project)· He acted as a historical consultant on the film.work as a consultant· We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.employ a consultant· We sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.hire/engage a consultant (=start to employ one)· The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.bring in a consultant (=start to use one)· Consultants were brought in to examine the building.