adviser

[ad-vahy-zer] /ædˈvaɪ zər/
noun
1.
one who gives advice.
2.
Education. a teacher responsible for advising students on academic matters.
3.
a fortuneteller.
Also, advisor.
Origin
1605-15; advise + -er1
Related forms
advisership, noun
Examples from the web for adviser
  • The advisers who serve them are even more anonymous.
  • Bradley does not aspire to be a policy adviser, nor does she coach her husband on speeches.
  • The administrative assistant was confident that the adviser would rectify those mistakes of style.
  • If you deal with a financial adviser, that individual should have records of your investment holdings.
  • If that all sounds too hard, consider hiring a broker or other financial adviser.
  • He said he was initially reluctant to take up a formal role, then agreed to act as an economic adviser.
  • He knew them by name, and was their friend and adviser.
  • He becomes my patient and insightful scalping adviser.
  • Consider a school simply as a means to the end of getting the specific adviser you want.
  • Goldman's report concludes that it should disclose conflicts of interest when it acts as an adviser or fiduciary to its clients.
British Dictionary definitions for adviser

adviser

/ədˈvaɪzə/
noun
1.
a person who advises
2.
(education) a person responsible for advising students on academic matters, career guidance, etc
3.
(Brit, education) a subject specialist who advises heads of schools on current teaching methods and facilities
Word Origin and History for adviser
n.

1610s, agent noun from advise (v.). Meaning "military person sent to help a government or army in a foreign country" is recorded from 1915. Alternative form, Latinate advisor, is perhaps a back-formation from advisory.