consulting

[ kuhn-suhl-ting ]
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adjective
  1. employed or involved in giving professional advice to the public or to those practicing the profession: a consulting physician.

  2. of, relating to, or used for consultation: a physician's consulting room.

Origin of consulting

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; consult + -ing2

Other words from consulting

  • un·con·sult·ing, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for consulting

consulting

/ (kənˈsʌltɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. (prenominal) acting in an advisory capacity on professional matters: a consulting engineer

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