Synonyms for advisor
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Noun
1. Consultant — one who offers advice
consultant, mentor, counselor US, counsellor UK, instructor, guide, monitor
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who offers advice.
Related words
- Other spellings
- adviser
Forms
- Plural
- advisors → consultants, mentors, counselors, instructors…
Example sentences
- consultant I'm thinking of hiring a financial consultant.
- instructor You may as well know that I am a strict instructor.
- mentor Antonio is not going to be Rima’s mentor anymore.
- counselor Sami and Layla decided to see a couples counselor.
- confidant Madame de Pompadour was the King' confidant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| advisor | rising | |
| consultant | steady | |
| instructor | steady | |
| mentor | rising | |
| counselor | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- guide1
- 6 letters
- mentor2
- 7 letters
- monitor3
- 9 letters
- counselor3, confidant3
- 10 letters
- consultant3, instructor3, counsellor3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mentor2 = 2 syllables).