ADVISER

Pronunciation (US):

• ADVISER (noun)
  The noun ADVISER has 1 sense:

1. an expert who gives advice

  Familiarity information: ADVISER used as a noun is very rare.

• ADVISER (noun)

Meaning:

An expert who gives advice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

adviser; advisor; consultant

Context examples:

an adviser helped students select their courses / the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala

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)

security consultant (an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries)

military adviser; military advisor (a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation)

medai guru; media consultant (someone who advises about the use of communication media)

management consultant (adviser to business about efficient management practices)

investment adviser; investment advisor (someone who advises others how to invest their money)

fashion consultant; fashionmonger (someone who advises you about fashionable clothing)

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)

counsellor; counselor (someone who gives advice about problems)

beauty consultant (someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance)

backroom boy; brain truster (an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status)

tipster; tout (one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))