consultants
English meaning: Consultants
Definition
A person or party that is consulted
Example
“The firm brought in management consultants to review its operations.”
Another example: “Senior hospital doctors in the UK are known as consultants.”
Usage — When, Where & How
Plural of 'consultant'; refers to expert advisers hired for their knowledge, common in business ('management consultants'), medicine (UK senior hospital doctors) and IT. Neutral to formal register.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Latin consultare 'to deliberate', plus the agent suffix -ant, with the modern professional sense dating to the 19th century.
Synonyms
- advisers
- experts
- specialists
- advisors
- counsellors
Related Words
- consultancy
- consulting
- advise
- feasibility
- consultant
- advisors
- expertise
- firms
- clients
- ltd
Common Collocations
- management consultants
- hire consultants
- external consultants
- independent consultants
- team of consultants
- it consultants
Word Forms
consult (v); consultant (n); consultants; consultancy (n)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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