noun
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a person who advises
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education a person responsible for advising students on academic matters, career guidance, etc
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education a subject specialist who advises heads of schools on current teaching methods and facilities
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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.
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The Scottish fire service's wildfire tactical adviser, Kevin Dingwall, said that many people will be outdoors enjoying the weather this week and urged them to take "simple steps" to prevent fires from starting.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
A technical adviser appointed by the family believes the incident began with a failure in the aircraft's right engine, causing debris to strike and shatter the cabin window before the rapid loss of cabin pressure.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
How often do you want to check in with your adviser?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The adviser hasn’t made any recommendations to Lucid’s board, the spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
But his adviser had arranged things so that he had the spring semester to himself.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Human advisers argue that no matter how seamlessly a platform connects to a chatbot, an AI agent cannot replicate the personal relationships, nuance and emotional intelligence of a human, especially during times of hardship.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The files indicate that advisers to both Lutnick and the former prince discussed the deal for four months, from August to November 2013, but it came to nothing.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In turn, over this period Tether and its advisers prepared for a capital raise valuing the much larger stablecoin at $500bn.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
On Tuesday evening, Tom Barrack, the U.S. ambassador to Turkey and one of the president’s most trusted Middle East advisers, hosted lawmakers and visiting administration officials at the ambassador’s residence in Ankara.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
When Alexander died in 323 BCE, his close circle of advisers divided the empire into three regions— Macedon, Syria, and Egypt.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
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