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consultant

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Etymology

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From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) -sulere, of uncertain origin.

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consultant (plural consultants)

  1. A person or party that is consulted.
    Coordinate terms: consultee, referrer
  2. A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
  3. (medicine, UK, Ireland) A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.

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Verb

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consultant

  1. gerund of consultar

French

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Adjective

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consultant (feminine consultante, masculine plural consultants, feminine plural consultantes)

  1. consulting

Noun

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consultant m (plural consultants, feminine consultante)

  1. (archaic) counselee, advisee (person who solicits advice from a professional)
    1. (archaic) patient (person who solicits medical advice, who sees a doctor)
      Near-synonym: patient
  2. consultant (person who offers advice in a professional capacity)

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consultant

  1. present participle of consulter

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cōnsultant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsultō

Norman

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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consultant m (plural consultants)

  1. (Jersey) consultant

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French consultant.

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consultant m (plural consultanți, feminine equivalent consultantă)

  1. consultant

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative consultant consultantul consultanți consultanții
genitive-dative consultant consultantului consultanți consultanților
vocative consultantule consultanților
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