consultant
[ kuh n-suhl-tnt ]
/ kənˈsʌl tnt /
noun
a person who gives professional or expert advice: a consultant on business methods.
a person who consults someone or something.
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British Dictionary definitions for consultant
consultant
/ (kənˈsʌltənt) /
noun
- a senior physician, esp a specialist, who is asked to confirm a diagnosis or treatment or to provide an opinion
- a physician or surgeon holding the highest appointment in a particular branch of medicine or surgery in a hospital
a specialist who gives expert advice or information
a person who asks advice in a consultation
Derived forms of consultant
consultancy, nounMedical definitions for consultant
consultant
[ kən-sŭl′tənt ]
n.
A physician or surgeon who does not take actual charge of a patient, but acts in an advisory capacity to the patient's primary physician.
Such a member of a hospital staff who may advise the attending physician or surgeon.