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ADVISER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An expert who gives advice
Example:
the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala
Synonyms:
adviser; advisor; consultant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("adviser" is a kind of...):
authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "adviser"):
amicus curiae; friend of the court (an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest)
backroom boy; brain truster (an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status)
beauty consultant (someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance)
counsellor; counselor (someone who gives advice about problems)
agricultural agent; county agent; extension agent (an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics)
fashion consultant; fashionmonger (someone who advises you about fashionable clothing)
investment adviser; investment advisor (someone who advises others how to invest their money)
management consultant (adviser to business about efficient management practices)
media consultant; media guru (someone who advises about the use of communication media)
military adviser; military advisor (a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation)
security consultant (an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries)
starets (a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
tipster; tout (one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))
Derivation:
advise (give advice to)
Context examples:
“Wickfield's plans,” said the Doctor, stroking his face, and looking penitently at his adviser.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
How could it be otherwise, with such an education and adviser?
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
The days that follow March 24 would also be ideal for talking over investments with your financial adviser to make any adjustments necessary to multiply your savings and allow your money to grow all by itself.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
“Of course, in your position of unofficial adviser and helper to everybody who is absolutely puzzled, throughout three continents, you are brought in contact with all that is strange and bizarre. But here”—I picked up the morning paper from the ground—“let us put it to a practical test.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In this abstruse pursuit; in making an account for Peggotty, of all the property into which she had come; in arranging all the affairs in an orderly manner; and in being her referee and adviser on every point, to our joint delight; I passed the week before the funeral.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Mrs. Grant, hearing the latter part of this speech, enforced it warmly, persuaded that no judgment could be equal to her brother's; and as Miss Bertram caught at the idea likewise, and gave it her full support, declaring that, in her opinion, it was infinitely better to consult with friends and disinterested advisers, than immediately to throw the business into the hands of a professional man, Mr. Rushworth was very ready to request the favour of Mr. Crawford's assistance; and Mr. Crawford, after properly depreciating his own abilities, was quite at his service in any way that could be useful.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Fanny imagined this to be an appeal to her judgment, and therefore, after a moment's consideration, said, If you only want me as a listener, cousin, I will be as useful as I can; but I am not qualified for an adviser.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
A letter exposes to all the evil of consultation, and where the mind is anything short of perfect decision, an adviser may, in an unlucky moment, lead it to do what it may afterwards regret.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
