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# consultant

noun (a consultant, consultants)

«consultant» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is to give expert advice to businesses or people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#m1)
2. (UK, Ireland) A senior hospital doctor who is an expert in one area (a heart consultant). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday and work life: a computer consultant, a business consultant. In UK hospitals: the consultant is the top doctor for a patient. In maths problems: a consultant charges per hour.

### Examples

- The consultant helped the company save money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#x1)
- Grandma saw a consultant at the hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#x2)
- She works as an IT consultant. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#x3)
- The consultant charged 80 pounds an hour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#x4)
- The school hired a consultant to plan the new library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#x5)
- My dad's a consultant in children's medicine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/#x6)

### Note

Verb: consult; noun: consultation. In maths, «per hour» fees mean multiply by the hours.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «consultant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/consultant/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«consultant» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/consultant.html) on Mova free.