Adviser
one who gives .
Education. a teacher responsible for students on academic matters.
a fortuneteller.
Contemporary Examples
“I think Romney is right to make Russia an issue,” one adviser said.
Romney’s Foreign-Policy Team: Anyone Home? Eli Lake July 1, 2012
Bush adviser Mark McKinnon says the president was actually excited to spend time yesterday with the man taking his job.
The New Civility Mark McKinnon November 10, 2008
“It is a mistake to focus too much on the base,” this adviser says.
Romney’s Secret Signals May Convince Voters He’s Truly Center-Right Howard Kurtz April 17, 2012
Vice President Biden along with NSC adviser Tom Donilon mark the center—there is no left.
Exclusive: Obama’s Secret Afghan Exit Formula Leslie H. Gelb June 9, 2011
Garfield won his first contracts for Glevum as an adviser to the U.S. military in Iraq.
America’s New Mercenaries Tim Shorrock December 14, 2010
Historical Examples
Her cousin and adviser, Cardinal Pole, died within three days of her.
A History of England Charles Oman
In this tedious and protracted inquiry he had no instructor, nor assistant, nor adviser.
Self-Help Samuel Smiles
Woman-like, she threw the blame of her lover’s action entirely upon the adviser.
A German Pompadour Marie Hay
The man who does not regard his own rights will hardly do for an adviser in the affairs of others.
Wilfrid Cumbermede George MacDonald
You have been my adviser, my counsellor, my friend—ay, more than a brother to me.
The Cambrian Sketch-Book R. Rice Davies
noun
a person who advises
(education) a person responsible for advising students on academic matters, career guidance, etc
(Brit, education) a subject specialist who advises heads of schools on current teaching methods and facilities
n.
1610s, agent noun from advise (v.). Meaning “military person sent to help a government or army in a foreign country” is recorded from 1915. Alternative form, Latinate advisor, is perhaps a back-formation from advisory.
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to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious. to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.: He advised secrecy for the sake of national security. to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often followed by of): The investors were advised of the risk. They […]
- Advising
to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following: I advise you to be cautious. to recommend as desirable, wise, prudent, etc.: He advised secrecy for the sake of national security. to give (a person, group, etc.) information or notice (often followed by of): The investors were advised of the risk. They […]
- Advisor
one who gives . Education. a teacher responsible for students on academic matters. a fortuneteller. Contemporary Examples Ibrahim Kalin, and advisor to Erdogan, spoke of a “meritorious isolation” of the country. Erdogan’s Foreign Policy Reset Thomas Seibert January 24, 2014 Jeb next found himself as an advisor to Barclays, which had picked through the carcass […]
- Advisory
of, giving, or containing : an advisory letter from a stockbroker. having the power or duty to : an advisory council. a report on existing or predicted conditions, often with for dealing with them: an investment advisory. an announcement or bulletin that serves to and usually warn the public, as of some potential hazard: a […]
- Advisory opinion
a formal opinion that is given on a point of law by a court, judge, or judges on request from a legislature or government official, contrasted with an opinion in a case at law where the point is being adjudicated. Historical Examples The court may also give an advisory opinion upon any dispute or question […]