advisor
🇬🇧 /əˈdvaɪzə/
🇺🇸 /æˈdvaɪzɜr/
📖 Definitions
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noun
A person who gives advice or recommendations, especially in a professional or official capacity.; A person appointed to guide and assist a student in academic matters, such as course selection and degree planning.; A person who provides expert guidance to a government, organization, or committee on policy or strategic matters.; A person who supervises or mentors a student organization, club, or extracurricular activity.; A person who provides legal, tax, or business counsel to clients.
🔗 Details
Word forms
countable
Plural: advisors
Collocations
financial advisoracademic advisortrusted advisorsenior advisoradvisor to the presidentact as advisor
Derivatives
advisoryadvisableadvisementadviseadviceadviser
Synonyms
advisercounselorconsultantmentorguide
Commonly confused
adviser
EN: 'Adviser' is an accepted variant spelling of 'advisor'; both are correct, with 'advisor' more common in American English and official titles.
advice
EN: 'Advice' is the uncountable noun for the guidance given; 'advisor' is the person who gives it.
Spelling tips
EN: Both 'advisor' and 'adviser' are correct spellings. 'Advisor' is preferred in American English and formal titles (e.g., 'National Security Advisor'), while 'adviser' is more common in British English.
💬 Examples
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She hired a financial advisor to help manage her retirement portfolio.
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My academic advisor suggested I take an extra elective in my final semester.
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The president relied heavily on his national security advisor during the crisis.
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The faculty advisor attended every meeting of the debate club.
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The company's legal advisor reviewed the contract before signing.