variants also advisor
as in consultant
a person who gives advice especially professionally our financial adviser had some words of caution about buying a second home

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Recent Examples of adviser Charis Kai, a freshman, was nearly asleep when her resident adviser pounded on the door to her dorm room. Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024 Simon’s resume also includes being a senior adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on police reform and taking the helm of racial justice and policy advocacy group Akonadi Foundation. The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024 The trio all hired the best-in-class consultants and advisers to handle the practical day-to-day grind, and usually persuaded the bosses that the empirical evidence offered a rational prescription. Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024 In security and defense circles, anxiety about the incoming administration has been compounded by surprise picks such as Tulsi Gabbard for chief of intelligence, Pete Hegseth for the Pentagon and Elon Musk as a close adviser on global affairs. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for adviser 
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Noun
  • The film’s consultants include the Klamath Tribes of Oregon and sponsors include Carhartt, American Hat Company and Seven Feathers Casino of the Cow Creek Umpqua Tribe of Oregon.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
  • His mother flew in from Florida to be at his bedside; his only sibling, David Doan, a nurse who worked as a health-care consultant in Southern California, called in for discussions with the physicians.
    Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • Yet another reason to speak with a genetic counselor.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The counselor suggested that the mother-in-law might see the timeshares as valuable assets linked to cherished memories, or symbolic of her generosity.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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  • Read more Workplace incivility spikes around elections, expert says at Newsweek event Presidential election causing office unrest?
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
  • While Trump could use executive authority to unwind Biden energy provisions, Mosby and others have said Congress is likely to lead a process that peels back policy, discards or alters certain provisions, all of which experts say insulates the action from legal scrutiny.
    Dipka Bhambhani, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adviser. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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