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ad·vis·er

or ad·vi·sor (ăd-vī′zər)
n.
1. One that advises, such as a person or firm that offers official or professional advice to clients.
2. An educator who advises students in academic and personal matters.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:advisor - an expert who gives advice]advisor - an expert who gives advice; "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
amicus curiae, friend of the court - an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest
authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law"
backroom boy, brain truster - an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status
beauty consultant - someone who gives you advice about your personal appearance
counselor, counsellor - someone who gives advice about problems
agricultural agent, county agent, extension agent - an advisor employed by the government to assist people in rural areas with methods of farming and home economics
fashion consultant, fashionmonger - someone who advises you about fashionable clothing
investment adviser, investment advisor - someone who advises others how to invest their money
management consultant - adviser to business about efficient management practices
media consultant, media guru - someone who advises about the use of communication media
military adviser, military advisor - a military officer who serves as an adviser to the troops of an allied nation
security consultant - an adviser about alarm systems to prevent burglaries
starets - a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church
tipster, tout - one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack)
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adviser

or advisor
noun
One who advises another, especially officially or professionally:
Law: counsel.
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Translations
نَاصِح، مُسْتَشَار
poradce
neuvonantaja
ráîgjafi

advice

(ədˈvais) noun
suggestions to a person about what he should do. You must seek legal advice if you want a divorce; Let me give you a piece of advice. advies نَصِيحَه съвет conselho rada der Rat råd συμβουλή consejo nõu(anne) نصیحت neuvo conseil עצה, ייעוץ सलाह savjet tanács nasihat ráð, ráðleggingar consiglio 助言 조언 patarimas padoms; konsultācija pandapat advies råd porada نصیحت conselho sfat совет rada nasvet savet råd คําแนะนํา öğüt, tavsiye 勸告 порада; консультація نصیحت lời khuyên 劝告
advise (ədˈvaiz) verb
1. to give advice to; to recommend. My lawyer advises me to buy the house. adviseer يَنْصَح съветвам aconselhar radit raten råde συμβουλεύω, συστήνω aconsejar soovitama نصیحت کردن؛ توصیه کردن neuvoa conseiller לְייַעֵץ, לְהַמלִיץ सलाह देना savjetovati tanácsol menasehatkan ráðleggja consigliare 助言する 조언하 patarti dot padomu; ieteikt nasihat adviseren råde, tilrå radzić نصیحت کول، وړاندیز aconselhar a sfătui советовать radiť svetovati savetovati råda ให้คําแนะนํา öğüt vermek, tavsiye etmek 勸告 радити(ся); консультувати(ся) نصیحت کرنا ، نصیحت دینا khuyên 劝告
2. (with of) to inform. This letter is to advise you of our interest in your proposal. in kennis stel يُعْـلِم، يُبْلِغ уведомявам avisar informovat benachrichtigen informere; underrette γνωστοποιώ, ενημερώνω avisar, comunicar teatama آگاه کردن tiedottaa informer (de) לְהוֹדִיע ל- सूचित करना priopćiti tájékoztat memberitahukan tilkynna, láta vita informare 通知する 알리다 pranešti, informuoti paziņot; informēt memberitahu inlichten informere, underrette powiadamiać خبر ورکول avisar a informa (despre) извещать informovať seznaniti (z), informirati obavestiti meddela แจ้งให้ทราบ bildirmek, bilgi vermek 通知 повідомляти; сповіщати اطلاع دینا báo cho biết 通知
adˈvisable adjective
(of actions) wise. The doctor does not think it advisable for you to drink alcohol. aan te raai مُسْتَحْسَن препоръчително aconselhável vhodný ratsam tilrådelig ενδεδειγμένος, συνετός, φρόνιμος aconsejable mõistlik صلاح viisas conseillé רצוי, מומלץ उचित, योग्य uputan tanácsos dianjurkan ráðlegur consigliabile 賢明な 바람직한 patartinas ieteicams; vēlams dinasihatkan wenselijk tilrådelig rozsądny, wskazany صلاح aconselhável recomandabil целесообразный vhodný priporočljiv preporučljiv tillrådlig เป็นสิ่งที่ดีหรือคู่ควร akıllıca, akla uygun, yerinde 明智的 бажаний; рекомендований قرین مصلحت ، مناسب thích hợp 明智的,可取的
adˌvisaˈbility noun
aan te raai إسْتِحْسَان целесъобразност conveniência vhodnost die Ratsamkeit tilrådelighed ορθότητα conveniencia mõistlikkus مصلحت آمیز بودن viisaus opportunité כדאיות औचित्य uputnost tanácsolhatóság kesempatan réttmæti, skynsemi opportunità 当を得ていること 타당함 tikslingumas lietderība; vēlamība wenselijkheid tilrådelighet celowość د مصلحت وړ، اقتضاء conveniência oportunitate целесообразность vhodnosť ugodnost, korist korisnost tillrådlighet ความคู่ควร; ความเหมาะสม tavsiye edilebilirlik 明智,恰當 доцільність مناسب ہونا ، ضروری tính thích hợp 可取,恰当
adˈviser, adˈvisor noun
a person who advises. adviseur نَاصِح، مُسْتَشَار съветник consultor poradce, rádce der/die Ratgeber(in) rådgiver σύμβουλος consejero nõuandja مشاور neuvoja conseiller/-ère יועץ परामर्शदाता savjetnik tanácsadó penasihat ráðgjafi consulente, consigliere 助言者 조언자 patarėjas padomdevējs penasihat adviseur rådgiver doradca مشوره ورکونکی ، مشاور consultor consilier советник, консультант radca, poradca svetovalec savetnik rådgivare ที่ปรึกษา danışman 顧問 радник, консультант مشیر cố vấn 顾问
adˈvisory adjective
giving advice. an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity. adviserend إسْتِشَارِي консултативен consultivo poradní beratend rådgivende συμβουλευτικός asesor nõuandev پندآمیز؛ مشورتی neuvoa-antava consultatif מְייַעֵץ परामर्श savjetodavan tanácsadó(i) pemberitahuan, laporan ráðgefandi consultivo 조언의 patariamasis padomdevēja-; konsultatīvs memberi nasihat adviserend rådgivende doradczy د لارښودنی، مشورتی consultivo onsultative консультативный poradný posvetovalen savetodavni rådgivande ที่เกี่ยวกับการให้คําปรึกษา tavsiye, tavsiye veren 提供諮詢的 дорадчий, консультативний صلاح کار ، صلاح کاری tư vấn 顾问的,咨询的

advice is a noun and never used in the plural: to give advice / a piece of advice / some advice .
advise is a verb: He advises us not to go .
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"Now, Princess," exclaimed the Wizard, "those of your advisors who wished to throw us into the Garden of Clinging Vines must step within this circle of light.
The advisors of the Princess did not like this test; but she commanded them to step into the flame and one by one they did so, and were scorched so badly that the air was soon filled with an odor like that of baked potatoes.
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Unlike a 3(21) registered investment advisor, whose actions and service agreement control its status as a fiduciary and therefore determine its responsibility, a 3(38) investment manager must be formally retained as an investment fiduciary and acknowledge in writing that it is a fiduciary providing discretionary investment management services with respect to the plan.

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