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ad·vis·er

or ad·vi·sor (ăd-vī′zər)

1. One that advises, such as a person or firm that offers official or professional advice to clients.

2. An educator who advises students in academic and personal matters.

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adviser

(ədˈvaɪzə) or

advisor

1. a person who advises

2. (Education) education a person responsible for advising students on academic matters, career guidance, etc

3. (Education) education Brit a subject specialist who advises heads of schools on current teaching methods and facilities

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Noun

adviser - an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"

advisor, consultant

amicus curiae, friend of the court - an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest

authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"

backroom boy, brain truster - an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status

beauty consultant - someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance

counselor, counsellor - someone who gives advice about problems

agricultural agent, county agent, extension agent - an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics

fashion consultant, fashionmonger - someone who advises you about fashionable clothing

investment adviser, investment advisor - someone who advises others how to invest their money

management consultant - adviser to business about efficient management practices

media consultant, media guru - someone who advises about the use of communication media

military adviser, military advisor - a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation

security consultant - an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries

starets - a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church

tipster, tout - one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)

adviser

noun counsellor, authority, teacher, coach, guide, lawyer, consultant, solicitor, counsel, aide, tutor, guru, mentor, helper, confidant, right-hand man a careers adviser

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adviser

or advisor
noun

One who advises another, especially officially or professionally:

consultant, counselor, mentor.

Law: counsel.

Translations

rádceporadce

rådgiver

neuvonantaja

ráîgjafi

svetovalec

adviser

advisor [ədˈvaɪzəʳ] N (in business, politics etc) → asesor(a) m/f, consejero/a m/f
legal adviser → abogado/a m/f, asesor(a) m/f jurídico/a
spiritual adviser → consejero m espiritual

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

adviser

advisor [ədˈvaɪzə^r] n → conseiller/ère m/f
careers adviser → conseiller/ère m/f d'orientation

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

adviser

n → Ratgeber(in) m(f); (professional) → Berater(in) m(f); legal adviser → Rechtsberater(in) m(f); spiritual adviser → geistlicher Berater

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

adviser

advisor [ədˈvaɪzəʳ] n (in politics) → consigliere/a; (in business) → consulente m/f

advice

(ədˈvais) noun

suggestions to a person about what he should do. You must seek legal advice if you want a divorce; Let me give you a piece of advice.

advise (ədˈvaiz) verb

1. to give advice to; to recommend. My lawyer advises me to buy the house.

2. (with of) to inform. This letter is to advise you of our interest in your proposal.

adˈvisable adjective

(of actions) wise. The doctor does not think it advisable for you to drink alcohol.

adˌvisaˈbility noun

adˈviser, adˈvisor noun

a person who advises.

adˈvisory adjective

giving advice. an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity.

advice is a noun and never used in the plural: to give advice / a piece of advice / some advice .
advise is a verb: He advises us not to go .

References in classic literature ?

"I have been talking with my advisors about you meat people, and we have decided that you do not belong in the Land of the Mangaboos and must not remain here."

"Now, Princess," exclaimed the Wizard, "those of your advisors who wished to throw us into the Garden of Clinging Vines must step within this circle of light.

The advisors of the Princess did not like this test; but she commanded them to step into the flame and one by one they did so, and were scorched so badly that the air was soon filled with an odor like that of baked potatoes.

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Reverence Capital Partners, a private investment firm focused on investing in financial services businesses, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Advisor Group, Inc., a independent wealth management platform, which supports over 7,000 financial advisors with USD 272 billion of client assets, the company said.

Reverence Capital Partners acquires Advisor Group

Local Merrill Lynch advisors recognized in annual rankings

ROBERT STEEL, "Planning for Failure." Advisors: Karl Schafer and James Shaw.

Doctoral dissertations

Whether or not the government enacts the Department of Labor (DOL) fiduciary rule requiring retirement plan advisors to act in the employer's best interest, employers must be able to rely on their 401(k) plan service provider and the investment fund selection advice they receive from their advisors.

Retaining a fiduciary investment advisor: employers need up-front information, not belated explanation

The fact that adviser-led plans will more likely have a match comes as no surprise to Rick Unser, ERISA [Employee Retirement Income Security Act] risk management consultant at Lockton Financial Advisors LLC in Los Angeles.