consultant
/kənˈsʌl.tənt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.13 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, service or help in an area or specialty; a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.
noun
A senior hospital-based physician or surgeon who has completed all specialist training and has been placed on the specialist register in their chosen speciality, roughly equivalent to an attending physician in North America.
British usage
Etymology
From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin cōnsultāre (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of cōnsulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: consultant, consulto
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /kənˈsʌl.tənt/
- British English: /kənˈsʌl.tənt/