adviser
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a teacher who helps students choose their classes and plan their studies.
a faculty member or staff person who guides students through their academic requirements and career planning.
Simple“I need to meet with my academic adviser to choose my classes for next semester.”
In context“The university requires all first-year students to consult with their assigned adviser before declaring a major or changing their course schedule.”
Synonymstutoracademic counselor
“White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said it had cost "American jobs and billions in revenue".”
“Last year, I raised this issue at an event packed with thinktankers and policy advisers working to fix our care system.”
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd-der. Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Latin vīsus Old French vis Old French avis Old French aviserbor. Middle English avisen ▲ Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-(h₁)seti Proto-Indo-European *wéydseti Proto-Italic *weidsō Latin visō Late Latin advisōder. English advise Latin -ariusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English adviser From advise + -er.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.