adviseur

Dutch

Etymology

From advies +‎ -eur.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑt.fiˈzøːr/
  • adviseur(file)
  • Hyphenation: ad‧vi‧seur
  • Rhymes: -øːr

Noun

adviseur m (plural adviseurs, diminutive adviseurtje n, feminine adviseuse)

  1. An adviser; someone who gives advice, counsels.
  2. (Belgium) A hierarchical rank and title (usually for college graduates) in certain administrations, such as the Belgian federal and various lower-level public offices.

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Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Peranakan Indonesian: adviseur

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch adviseur (“adviseur”).

Noun

adviseur

  1. adviser
    Di-sitoelah toean Ezerman, Adviseur voor Chineesche Zaken.[1] ― Here is Mr. Ezerman, the adviser for Chinese affairs.

References
  1. Kwee Hing Tjiat (1921) Doea Kapala Batoe [Two Hardheaded (Persons)] (in Peranakan Indonesian), Nauer & Dimmick, page 34
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