Topic: HOSPITAL
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con‧sul‧tant S3 W3
[countable]
[countable]1BO someone whose job is to give advice on a particular subject : 
a management consultant
a management consultant2 British EnglishMN a hospital doctor of a very high rank who has a lot of knowledge about a particular area of medicine
WORD FOCUS: doctor 
WORD FOCUS: doctor 
similar words: physician especially AmE, GP British English, consultant, registrar
a doctor who does operations: surgeon
a doctor who treats mental illnesses: psychiatrist, psychotherapist, shrink informal
a doctor who treats people's teeth: dentist, orthodontist
a doctor who treats animals: vet, veterinarian especially AmE
someone who is training to be a doctor: medical student, intern American English
the place where you go to see your doctor: surgery British English, office American English
➔ See also doctor
WORD FOCUS: doctor similar words: physician especially AmE, GP British English, consultant, registrar
a doctor who does operations: surgeon
a doctor who treats mental illnesses: psychiatrist, psychotherapist, shrink informal
a doctor who treats people's teeth: dentist, orthodontist
a doctor who treats animals: vet, veterinarian especially AmE
someone who is training to be a doctor: medical student, intern American English
the place where you go to see your doctor: surgery British English, office American English
➔ See also doctor
