Advisers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Individuals who offer advice and opinions to assist others in decision-making
2. Professionals recognized for their role in providing guidance and support on various matters
3. Persons who provide recommendations or counsel to help others make decisions

Etymology: "Advisers" is simply the plural of "adviser," a noun for someone who gives counsel. Its history runs through a chain of Latin verbs. Latin "visus" (past participle of "videre," to see) combined with the prefix "ad-" to form "advisus," meaning to look at or consider. Late Latin "advisare" then took on the sense of considering or deliberating, and Old French turned it into "aviser," which meant to notice or to take thought. English borrowed the verb as "avisen" in Middle English, and in the modern period it became "advise." The noun grew from the verb by adding the agent suffix "-er," which marks a person who performs an action. An adviser, then, is literally one who advises. The "-er" ending comes from Latin "-arius," passed through Old French "-ier" and Middle English "-er."

Synonyms: counselors, consultants, advisors, mentors, guides