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
Other Word Forms
- advisership noun
Etymology
Origin of adviser
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.
Vocabulary lists containing adviser
Example Sentences
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Miran, who previously served an economic adviser to Trump, has been a Fed governor since September.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
Akhand is far from the only adviser out there who is willing to help bring fake claims.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Khamenei’s new military adviser, Mohsen Rezaie, is also accused of participating in the Buenos Aires attack.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Miran, who previously served an economic adviser to Trump, has been a Fed governor since September.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026
“That and the summer should give you a good push,” his adviser had said.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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