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advisor.

One who offers advice.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ædˈvaɪ.zə(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ædˈvaɪ.zɚ/Canada, General-American/ædˈvɑɪ.zə(ɹ)/Australia
  1. One who offers advice.

  2. A xiangqi piece that is moved one point diagonally and confined within the palace.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Latin ad Old French a Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *widtós Proto-Italic *wissos 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 Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English advisor From advise + -or.

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