adviser

Everyday

1. An adviser is a person whose job is to give advice, especially to help someone make decisions. tree →
2. An adviser can be anyone who gives you advice. tree →

In the lessons

In government, the Prime Minister or President has advisers. At school, a careers adviser or a teacher adviser helps pupils choose. In money matters, a financial adviser helps people with savings. In fairy tales, kings have wise (or wicked) advisers.

Examples

• The king's adviser told him to make peace. tree →
• The careers adviser came to talk to us. tree →
• My older sister is my best adviser. tree →
• The President met his advisers. tree →
• A financial adviser helps with savings. tree →
• The wicked adviser tricked the young prince. tree →
• But wretched though he was, he had to appear before the queen’s advisers and tell them all that had befallen him, and how he had suffered the monkey to escape. tree →

Note

Countable. Also spelt «advisor»; both are correct. Advice is the noun for what is given (uncountable: «some advice»); advise is the verb.