consultant

US: /kənˈsəɫtənt/
UK: /kənsˈʌltənt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


consultant /kən'sʌltənt/
  • danh từ
    • người hỏi ý kiến
    • (y học) thầy thuốc chỉ đạo chuyên môn; thầy thuốc tư vấn
    • nhà chuyên môn; chuyên viên, cố vấn; người cho ý kiến; người được hỏi ý kiến

Advanced English dictionary


+ noun
1 ~ (on sth) a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other people: a firm of management consultants + the President's consultant on economic affairs
2 (BrE) a hospital doctor of the highest rank who is a specialist in a particular area of medicine: a consultant in obstetrics + a consultant surgeon
Compare: REGISTRAR

Thesaurus dictionary


n.
1 physician, doctor, specialist, expert:
You ought to get the opinion of another consultant.
2 adviser or advisor, expert, counsellor or US counselor:
Our financial consultant tells us how to handle the company funds.

Collocation dictionary


1 sb who gives advice

ADJ.

business, design, financial, management, public relations | independent, outside

VERB + CONSULTANT

act as
He was happy to act as a consultant to the company.
| bring in, employ (sb as), engage (sb as), hire (sb as), use
We brought in a management consultant to sort out the mess.

PREP.

~ in
a consultant in design, printing and advertising
| ~ on
a consultant on business ethics
| ~ to/with
They work as consultants to a software company.

More information about JOB

JOB:

be, work as ~
She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.

study to be, train as, train to be ~
She trained as a painter and sculptor.

start (work) as ~
He started work as a trainee chef.

become, qualify as ~
She qualified as a vet last year.

employ (sb as), have
The company employs more than 1500 engineers.

engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~
They have recruited a new designer.

appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~
are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs:He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.

dismiss, fire, sack ~
The club have sacked their coach.

2 hospital doctor of high rank

ADJ.

hospital, NHS
She is now a hospital consultant.

CONSULTANT + NOUN

cardiologist, gynaecologist, obstetrician, paediatrician, pathologist, physician, psychiatrist, etc.

PREP.

~ in
a consultant in psychiatry

More information about DOCTOR

DOCTOR:

practitioners be, practise as ~
He practises as a clinical psychologist.

have
a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, psychologist, therapistDo you have a family doctor?

need ~
She took good care of her teeth and never needed a dentist.

find ~
What's the best way to find a therapist?

consult, go to, see, visit ~
I think you ought to see a psychologist.

refer sb to ~
referring patients to a specialist

~ practise
doctors who practise from home

~ examine sb/sth, see sb
I had an ear, nose and throat specialist examine my sinuses. The doctor will see you now.

~ treat sb/sth
He is being treated by the physiotherapist.

~ advise sb/sth
The optician has advised that I wear contact lenses.

a dentist, doctor, psychiatrist, specialist

prescribes (sb) sth
The psychiatrist prescribed anti-depressants.


Concise English dictionary


consultants-tənt
noun
+an expert who gives advice