advisor

noun ahd-VY-zor Rare

Origin: English loanword, common in Italian financial and business contexts.

Usage Note

Advisor is an anglicism used in Italian financial, banking, and consulting contexts: financial advisor, investment advisor. It is invariable and masculine: l'advisor, gli advisor. Italian has the native equivalent consulente (consultant/advisor), but advisor is preferred in formal finance.

Examples

"La banca ha nominato un advisor per l'operazione."

Natural Translation

The bank appointed an advisor for the transaction.

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