Antonyms for advisor
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ad-vahy-zer |
Phonetic Transcription : ædˈvaɪ zər |
Definition of advisor
Origin :- 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.
- noun guide
- I introduced Hoddy as my confidential secretary and advisor.
- Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
- What right have I given her to be my advisor, because I go to her husband's church?
- Extract from : « Miss Mackenzie » by Anthony Trollope
- The advisor missed it; he was too engrossed in his argument.
- Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- The advisor, not much older than Isherwood, shrugged, defeated.
- Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- The advisor lifted two fingers to the bartender and shrugged.
- Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- The advisor cramped his hand a little too tightly around his glass.
- Extract from : « Desire No More » by Algirdas Jonas Budrys
- With Mr. Matthews, who was Dicks advisor, he was soon on close terms of intimacy.
- Extract from : « Quarter-Back Bates » by Ralph Henry Barbour
- He has not flown, and has acted as advisor to his company as they turn out more and more modern planes.
- Extract from : « Famous Flyers » by David Goodger (goodger@python.org)
- Nor, for that matter, am I an advisor in either an official or unofficial capacity to any government.
- Extract from : « Anchorite » by Randall Garrett
- Resignation should be requested of any advisor who has outgrown the ability to learn.
- Extract from : « Adequate Preparation for the Teacher of Biological Sciences in Secondary Schools » by James Daley McDonald
Synonyms for advisor
- adviser
- aide
- attorney
- authority
- backseat driver
- buttinski
- clubhouse lawyer
- coach
- confidant
- consultant
- counsel
- counselor
- director
- doctor
- Dutch uncle
- expert
- friend
- guide
- helper
- instructor
- judge
- kibitzer
- lawyer
- mentor
- monitor
- partner
- priest
- quarterback
- referee
- righthand man
- second-guesser
- teacher
- tipster
- tout
- tutor
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