Advisor

Definition: Advisor

Advisor

Noun

1. An expert who gives advice.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

General

Public Administration

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Advisor

Crosswords: Advisor

When you talk to the President, you might remind him that I am holding his wife, his daughter, his chief of staff, his national security advisor, his classified papers -- and his baseball glove (Air Force One; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe)

Your national security advisor has just been executed (Air Force One; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe)

Alex! You're my advisor! Advise me (Galaxy Quest; writing credit: David Howard and Robert Gordon.)

The Great Advisor (1940)

Randy Financial Advisor (1998)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Clients for Life: Evolving from an Expert for Hire to an Extraordinary Advisor (reference)

• Rattiner's Financial Planner's Bible: The Advisor's Advisor (reference)

• The Trusted Advisor (reference)

• The Truth About Getting In: A Top College Advisor Tells You Everything You Need to Know (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Abagnale Advisor (reference)

• Advisor (reference)

• Advisor Expert Lotus Notes & Domino R5 (reference)

• Advisor For Medical & Professional Staff Services (reference)

• Advisor Insight - Industry Surveys (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• My New Advisor (reference)

• Shoptalk: Let's Talk...Customer Service The Role of the Service Advisor (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

High Tech

• Arch Communications Motorola Advisor Eliteflx Pager 9850F Series Black Alpha/Num (reference)

• Instant Home Medical Advisor (4 CD-ROM) (reference)

• Split-Up.com Financial Advisor 2002 [DOWNLOAD] (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

NRCS employees walks along the crops with Lafayette County, Wisconsin farmer and crop advisor. Credit: Bob Nichols.

4H advisor and mom checks her daughter's Guernesy heifer in Queen Anne's County, MD. Credit: USDA.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

A Food and Exercise Record Sheet is included at the end of this book. By examining your Food and Exercise Record Sheet, your nutrition advisor can help you determine which is causing the rapid weight gain. In addition, by examining your legs and body for signs of fluid retention, your physician can help you to determine the cause of your weight gain. If your weight gain is due to water retention, cutting back drastically on calories may actually cause more fluid retention. (references)

Business

He has worked as an agent/registered representative at the Equitable, and later as an Investment Advisor for AXA Financial. (references)

The presence of the United States Geological Survey Mission (USGS) as an advisor group to DMMR has also helped bolster the U.S. market share. (references)

AAI has appointed a U.S. consulting firm, KPMG as the global financial advisor for preparing of bids for the lease of these four international airports. (references)

Children

Afghanistan

According to a report of the Gender Advisor to the U.N. system in Afghanistan, the educational sector suffered from: Limited human and financial resources; the absence of a national educational policy and curriculum; the inability of authorities to rehabilitate destroyed facilities; and discriminatory policies banning the access of females to all levels of education. (references)

Civil Liberties

Dominican Republic

The commission, which makes a final decision on the application, consists of the three members of the subcommittee; the legal advisor to the President; and members of the National Police, the Ministry of Labor, and the Attorney General's office. (references)

Economic History

Malaysia

Based on U.S. Business Advisor 2001 Figures. (references)

Human Rights

Bolivia

The advisor then recommends a finding of either innocence or guilt. (references)

Tajikistan

In July Karim Yuldoshev, President Rahmonov's Advisor on International Affairs, was killed. (references)

Bolivia

The results of the findings are forwarded to a judicial advisor, who usually is located at the division level. (references)

Indigenous People

Colombia

In August 2000, a technical working group including the Ministries of Interior and Environment, as well as an advisor to the U'wa, had reported that the Government and Occidental Petroleum were complying with all applicable regulations. (references)

Mexico

On April 25, in response to a proposal made by the Governments of Mexico and Guatemala, the U.N. Human Rights Commission voted to establish the office of Special Rapporteur for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples and in July appointed Rodolfo Stavenhagen, a professor at the Colegio de Mexico's Center for Sociological Studies and former advisor to the EZLN during its negotiations with the Government. (references)

Political Economy

HONDURAS

All contracts over Lempiras 2,250,000 ($150,000) with government ministries must be reviewed by the Office of the State's Legal Advisor. (references)

Political Rights

Tajikistan

The President has one female state advisor, and there is one female minister in the Government. (references)

Bangladesh

At that time a caretaker Government was installed, headed by recently retired Chief Justice Latifur Rahman, who became Chief Advisor, in accordance with the Constitution. (references)

Uganda

Ngime and presidential advisor Fox Odoi requested that the Principal Justice of the Supreme Court intervene; however, the Justice stated that he did not have jurisdiction. (references)

Trade

Ukraine

The U.S. Department of Commerce has assigned a resident advisor to assist Ukraine in developing economic trade laws in conformity with WTO requirements. (references)

Uzbekistan

A draft Government Procurement Law produced in mid-1998 by an inter-ministerial working group with support from a USG-provided advisor has yet to be submitted to parliament. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "advisor": career advisor ♦ economic advisor ♦ ES/P Advisor ♦ expert system/Prolog advisor ♦ financial advisor ♦ investment advisor ♦ legal advisor ♦ political advisor. Additional references.

Albanian

këshilltar për zgjedhjen e profesionit (career advisor). (various references)

Arabic 

‏الناصح (adviser, mentor, uncle). (various references)

Bulgarian 

съветник (adviser, aide, councillor, counsellor, doctor, guide, monitor), консултант (adviser, consultant). (various references)

Chinese 

参谋 (Adviser). (various references)

Danish

raadgiver (adviser), rådgiver (adviser, counsellor), konsulent (adviser, analyst, counsellor, systems analyst). (various references)

Dutch

adviseur (counsellor), raadsman (intercessor, lawyer, solicitor), consulent (consultant). (various references)

French

conseiller (admonish, advise, adviser, give advise). (various references)

German

Berater (adviser, advisers, aide, consultant, consulter, counselor). (various references)

Greek 

σύμβουλος (consultant, counsellor). (various references)

Hungarian

tanácsadó (adviser, advisory, advisory board, aide, consultant, consultative, consulting, counselor, mentor). (various references)

Italian

consulente (appraiser, consultant, counsel, counsellor, counselor). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

話し相手 (person with whom to speak), 指導�"� (instructor), アドレス帳 (address book, addressing, adrenalin, anachronism, anagram, analog computer, analog digital, Anaphylaxie, anarchism, anarchist, anarchy, anathema, announce, announcement, announcer, unaccompanied baggage). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しどうい�" (instructor), アドヴァイザー , はなしあいて (companion, person with whom to speak, someone to talk to). (various references)

Korean 

� 문관 (Adviser). (various references)

Pig Latin

advisoray.(various references)

Portuguese

assessor (adviser, aide, assessor), consultor (consultant, consulting), conselheiro (councillor, counsellor, counselor, mentor). (various references)

Russian 

консультант (adviser, advisories, consultant, counselor). (various references)

Spanish

asesor (adviser, advisory, assessor, consultant, counselor, moderator, prudential, puisne), tutor (Guardian, tutor), consejero (adviser, consultant, councillor, councilor, counsellor, counselor). (various references)

Swedish

rådgivare (adviser, counsellor, mentor), mentor (mentor). (various references)

Turkish

müşavir (adviser, counsellor, counselor, syndic), danışman öğretmen (adviser), danışman (adviser, consultant, consulting, counsel, counsellor, counselor, guidance conselor, guide, mentor, supervisor). (various references)

Ukrainian

радник (adviser, councillor, counsellor, counselor, monitor), консультант (adviser, assessor, consultant). (various references)

Vietnamese 

người khuyên bảo (adviser), người chỉ bảo (adviser), cố vấn (adviser, advisory, consultant, consulting). (various references)

consuasor. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "advisor": advisories, advisors, advisory. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Advisor" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Adisok, advicor, advis, advisari, Advision, advisour, Aviso, Odizor, Valvasor, Vavasour. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: aroids, avoids, radios, savior, visard.

-2 letters: adios, aroid, arvos, aviso, avoid, divas, dorsa, radio, raids, roads, sarod, savor, vairs, visor, voids.

-3 letters: ados, aids, airs, arid, arvo, avid, avos, dais, diva, dors, oars, orad, osar, rads, raid, rias, rids, road, rods, sadi, said, sard, sari, soar, soda, sora, sord, sori, vair, vars, visa.

+1 letter: advisors, advisory, avodires, avoiders, disfavor.

+2 letters: deviators, disfavors, valorised, vaporised, varicosed.

+3 letters: adenovirus, adsorptive, advisories, disapprove, disfavored, ovaritides, overplaids.

+4 letters: avoirdupois, clavichords, derivations, disapproval, disapproved, disapprover, disapproves, disfavoring, disprovable, overpraised, rhabdovirus, vasodilator, vindicators.

+5 letters: adenoviruses, advertorials, deactivators, denervations, depravations, deprivations, disapprovals, disapprovers, disapproving, discoverable, diversionary, dorsiventral, invalidators, overstrained, vasodilators, woodcarvings.