consulting
Americanadjective
-
employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession.
a consulting physician.
-
of, relating to, or used for consultation.
a physician's consulting room.
adjective
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Etymology
Origin of consulting
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Note: Some economists disclosed relationships in the AI field, including involvement with AI startups, consulting work and serving on company boards.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Raman’s campaign expenditures included $300,000 to Middle Seat, a Washington, D.C.-based consulting business that also worked on the independent expenditure group supporting Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York City.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
By then she had left the foundation but remained on a short-term consulting contract at his private office, where she was pitching ideas for Gates to back.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Kim would go on to meet US and South Korean leaders, but it was always after consulting China.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
He could bomb, put US forces in Vietnam, and initiate large-scale combat operations, all without consulting Congress.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
