adviser

American  

[ad-vahy-zer] / ædˈvaɪ zər /

Or advisor

noun

1. one who gives advice.

2. Education. a teacher responsible for advising students on academic matters.

3. a fortuneteller.

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adviser British  

/ ədˈvaɪzə /

noun

1. a person who advises

2. education a person responsible for advising students on academic matters, career guidance, etc

3. education a subject specialist who advises heads of schools on current teaching methods and facilities

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Other Word Forms

• advisership
  noun

Etymology

Origin of adviser

First recorded in 1605–15; advise + -er ¹

Explanation

If you're an expert who gives advice or offers professional consultations, you can call yourself an adviser. You can have an adviser in many areas — he or she may also be called a consultant. A person who helps you decide what classes to take is called an academic adviser. You may also have a tax adviser to help during an audit or a career adviser to help plan your next steps after college. Whoever you take advice from, be advised that this word is sometimes spelled advisor.

Example Sentences

A secret visit by national security adviser Henry Kissinger the year before laid the groundwork for the presidential trip, alongside reciprocal visits of table tennis teams termed "ping-pong diplomacy".

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Should he, with his decades of legal and political experience, have seen red flags, even with a trusted adviser?

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

LinkedIn, meanwhile, listed travel adviser as one of the 25 fastest-growing jobs of the past three years.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Back in 2017, China was trying to prove it was on an equal footing to the US, says Ali Wyne, senior research and advocacy adviser for US-China relations at International Crisis Group.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I'm done with my job as consumer advocate/health adviser.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

Related Words

• aide
• coach
• confidant
• consultant
• counselor