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means A person hired for specialized expert advice, typically brought in from outside an organization on a temporary, paid basis.

from From Latin 'consultare,' an intensive form of 'consulere' meaning to consult or deliberate — the same root that gives us 'consult' and 'counsel.' The word itself is innocent; it originally just meant someone you sat down with to seek advice. 'Consultant' as a job title is a more modern development, emerging as professional advisory work grew into its own industry — the fee-for-wisdom model is a relatively recent twist on an old Latin habit of asking someone to think alongside you.