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

In December, he also joined the Winklevoss twins’ Cypherpunk Technologies as a strategic adviser.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvun, said as the case was ongoing it would be premature to comment on "ongoing procedural actions".

From BBC • May 12, 2026

I put us on the list for two tickets, which was standard behavior for a junior-associate adviser and her summer-associate charge.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Related Words

• aide
• coach
• confidant
• consultant
• counselor