consultant

From French consultant, present participle of consulter, from Latin consultare (“to deliberate, consult”), frequentative of consulere (“to consult, deliberate, consider, reflect upon, ask advice”), from com- (“together”) + -sulere, of uncertain origin.

• IPA^(key): /kənˈsʌltənt/

consultant (plural consultants)

1. A person or party that is consulted.
2. A person whose occupation is to be consulted for their expertise, advice, or help in an area or specialty. Alternatively, a party whose business is to be similarly consulted.

• consultant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• consultant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

• consultant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

consultant

1. present participle of consultar

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.syl.tɑ̃/

consultant

1. present participle of consulter

consultant (feminine singular consultante, masculine plural consultants, feminine plural consultantes)

1. consulting

consultant m (plural consultants, feminine consultante)

1. consultant

• “consultant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

cōnsultant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of cōnsultō

consultant m (plural consultants)

1. (Jersey) consultant