advisor

/ædˈvaɪ.zɚ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.01 in modern English

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noun

noun

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *widtós Proto-Italic *wissos Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English advisor From advise + -or.

advisors (plural) adviser (alternative)

advisoress advisorship subadvisor

chief medical advisor doctoral advisor financial advisor military advisor police search advisor robo-advisor sales advisor turf advisor

adviser

adviser kaiser wiser pfizer visor riser geyser miser keyser divisor incisor schweizer

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How do you pronounce advisor?

The recorded pronunciation is /ædˈvaɪ.zɚ/.

What does advisor mean?

One who offers advice.

Where does advisor come from?

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