consultant
[noun]
Synonyms: specialist, adviser, authority

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English Thesaurus: doctor, GP, physician, quack, the medical profession, ...

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con‧sul‧tant AC /kənˈsʌltənt/ noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: consultation, consultancy, consultant, consulting; adjective: consultative, consulting; verb: consult]

1. someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject:
a management consultant

2. British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine

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consultant
noun
I. sb who gives advice
ADJ. business, design, financial, management, public relations | independent, outside
VERB + CONSULTANT act as He was happy to act as a consultant to the company.
bring in, employ (sb as), engage (sb as), hire (sb as), use We brought in a management consultant to sort out the mess.
PREP. ~ in a consultant in design, printing and advertising
~ on a consultant on business ethics
~ to/with They work as consultants to a software company.
 ⇒ Note at JOB

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consultant
II. hospital doctor of high rank
ADJ. hospital, NHS She is now a hospital consultant.
CONSULTANT + NOUN cardiologist, gynaecologist, obstetrician, paediatrician, pathologist, physician, psychiatrist, etc.
PREP. ~ in a consultant in psychiatry
 ⇒ Note at DOCTOR

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consultant

a political/financial etc consultant
A team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.
an outside/independent consultant (=one who does not belong to your organization)
An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
a management consultant (=one who advises a company how to improve its management)
The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.
a recruitment consultant (=one who helps companies find suitable staff)
Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.
a marketing consultant (=one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product)
a public relations/PR consultant (=one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public)
an image consultant (=one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance)
The new Prime Minister was advised to see an image consultant.
a fashion consultant (=one who advises people on what to wear)
It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.
act as a consultant (=be a consultant on a particular project)
He acted as a historical consultant on the film.
work as a consultant
We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.
employ a consultant
We sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.
hire/engage a consultant (=start to employ one)
The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.
bring in a consultant (=start to use one)
Consultants were brought in to examine the building.

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doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school:
If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.
GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area:
My GP told me that I must lose weight.
physician /fəˈzɪʃən, fɪˈzɪʃən/ formal especially American English a doctor:
the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent
quack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor:
My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.
the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group:
This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.
surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən $ ˈsɜːr-/ a doctor who does operations in a hospital:
One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.
specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment:
The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists.
an eye specialist
consultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine:
The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.
paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident:
Paramedics treated him for shock.
vet (also veterinarian especially American English) a doctor who treats animals:
We took the cat to the vet.
paediatrician British English, pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
gynaecologist British English, gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children
radiographer someone whose job is to take X-rays or to treat people using an X-ray machine
psychiatrist /saɪˈkaɪətrəst, saɪˈkaɪətrɪst $ sə-/ a doctor who is trained to treat people with mental illnesses:
In order to become a psychiatrist, you first need a medical degree.
psychologist /saɪˈkɒlədʒəst, saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst $ -ˈkɑː-/ a scientist who studies and is trained in psychology (=the study of the mind):
Many psychologists believe that aggression is a learned behaviour.
shrink informal a humorous word for a psychiatrist
therapist a trained person whose job is to help people with their emotional problems, especially by talking to them and asking them to talk about their feelings
medical student a student who is studying medicine in order to be a doctor:
James is a medical student at Edinburgh university.
intern American English a student who has almost finished studying to be a doctor, and who is working in a hospital

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