consultant

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Noun

consultant (plural consultants)

1. a person or party that is consulted.
2. a person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, or help in an area or specialty. Alternatively, a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.

Related terms

• consult
• consultancy
• consultative
• consultation

Translations

person or party that is consulted

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顧問 (cmn), 顾问 (cmn) (gùwèn)

• Czech: konzultant (cs) m
• Danish: konsulent (da)
• Finnish: konsultti (fi)
• French: consultant (fr) m, consultante (fr) f
• German: Berater (de) m, Beraterin (de) f
• Hungarian: tanácsadó (hu)
• Japanese: 顧問 (ja) (こもん, komon), 相談役 (ja) (そうだんやく, sōdan'yaku), コンサルタント (ja) (konsarutanto)

• Jèrriais: consultant m
• Korean: 상담가 (相談家, sangdamga), 자문 위원 (諮問 委員, jamun wiwon), 컨설턴트 (ko) (keonseolteonteu)
• Russian: консультант (ru) (konsul'tánt) m, консультантка (ru) (konsul'tántka) f
• Spanish: consultor (es) m
• Swedish: konsult (sv)
• Zazaki: şewêrmend m

External links

• consultant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• consultant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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Catalan

Verb

consultant

1. Present participle of consultar.

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French

Verb

consultant

1. Present participle of consulter.

Noun

consultant m (plural consultants)

1. consultant

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Jèrriais

Noun

consultant m (plural consultants)

1. consultant

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Latin

Verb

cōnsultant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsultō