adviser
noun
Peggy NoonanSidney BlumenthalAndrew ChaikinLaurence A. Marschall
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What's the difference between adviser and advisor?
Adviser or advisor? It doesn't matter what your computer's spellcheck tells you, adviser and advisor are both correct. Although there is enough overlap between these two words that they are generally considered simply to be different ways to spell the same word, there are some cases in which one tends to be used more often than the other. Some people feel that advisor is more formal, and it tends to be found more often when applied to official positions, such as an advisor to a president. When referring to someone who is serving in a military role, especially when using the term as a euphemism (as when claiming that troops are actually military advisers), then adviser is somewhat more common.
Examples of adviser in a Sentence
Bart Jansen, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
The Mystics said soon after her announcement that Delle Donne will be a special adviser to the Monumental Sports group that owns the Mystics and Wizards.
—Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
The high-level shake-ups also arrived after the administration has faced bipartisan heat following national security adviser Mike Waltz and other Trump brass holding a conversation that included a journalist in a chat group on the encrypted app Signal regarding military plans.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
Musk is expected to step back from his role leading the initiative known as the Department of Government Efficiency once his 130-day period as a temporary adviser to President Donald Trump has lapsed, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Adviser.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adviser. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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