transcription, транскрипция: [ kənsʌltənt ]
( consultants)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A consultant is an experienced doctor with a high position, who specializes in one area of medicine. ( mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use specialist )
Shirley’s brother is now a consultant heart surgeon in Sweden.
N-COUNT : oft N n
2.
A consultant is a person who gives expert advice to a person or organization on a particular subject.
...a team of management consultants sent in to reorganise the department.
N-COUNT : oft N to n , supp N