con‧sul‧tant AC / kənˈsʌltənt / noun [ countable ]
1 someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject :
a management consultant
2 British English a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine
COLLOCATIONS
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + consultant
a political/financial etc consultant A team of political consultants shaped his election campaign.
an outside/independent consultant (= one who does not belong to your organization ) An educational programme was planned by outside consultants.
a management consultant (= one who advises a company how to improve its management ) The company employed management consultants to help with their strategy for the future.
a recruitment consultant (= one who helps companies find suitable staff ) Recruitment consultants say that employers are reducing the number of new staff.
a marketing consultant (= one who gives advice on how to advertise and sell a product )
a public relations/PR consultant (= one who advises an organization on how to relate well to the public )
an image consultant (= one who advises people how to improve their style or appearance ) The new Prime Minister was advised to see an image consultant.
a fashion consultant (= one who advises people on what to wear ) It would be great to have your own fashion consultant.
verbs
act as a consultant (= be a consultant on a particular project ) He acted as a historical consultant on the film.
work as a consultant We have 170 staff working as computer consultants to clients.
employ a consultant We sometimes employ consultants to help with marketing.
hire/engage a consultant (= start to employ one ) The company hired an outside consultant to review staffing levels.
bring in a consultant (= start to use one ) Consultants were brought in to examine the building.
THESAURUS
doctor someone who treats people who are ill, who has completed a long course of study at medical school : If you have bad chest pains, you should see a doctor.
GP British English a doctor who is trained in general medicine and who treats the people who live in a local area : My GP told me that I must lose weight.
physician / fəˈzɪʃ ə n, fɪˈzɪʃ ə n / formal especially American English a doctor : the American physician, Dr James Tyler Kent
quack informal someone who pretends to be a doctor : My father felt that people practicing alternative medicine were just a bunch of quacks.
the medical profession doctors and nurses considered as a group : This view is widely accepted among the medical profession.
surgeon / ˈsɜːdʒ ə n $ ˈsɜːr- / a doctor who does operations in a hospital : One of the world’s top heart surgeons performed the operation.
specialist a doctor with special knowledge about a particular illness, part of the body, or type of treatment : The new drug is being tested by cancer specialists. | an eye specialist
consultant British English a very senior doctor in a hospital, with a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine : The consultant said that he did not think it was cancer.
paramedic someone who has been trained to treat sick or injured people, especially at the scene of an accident : Paramedics treated him for shock.
vet ( also veterinarian especially American English ) a doctor who treats animals : We took the cat to the vet.
paediatrician British English , pediatrician American English a doctor who treats children who are sick
gynaecologist British English , gynecologist American English a doctor who treats medical conditions and illnesses that affect women’s bodies
obstetrician a doctor who deals with the birth of children
radiographer someone whose job is to take X-ray s or to treat people using an X-ray machine