S: (n) analyst (an expert who studies financial data (on credit or securities or sales or financial patterns etc.) and recommends appropriate business actions)
S: (n) credit analyst (an analyst who studies the financial statements and financial history of applicants for credit in order to evaluate their creditworthiness)
S: (n) Eustachio, Bartolommeo Eustachio (Italian anatomist who was one of the fathers of modern anatomy; noted for descriptions of the ear and the heart (1520-1574))
S: (n) Evans, Herbert McLean Evans (United States anatomist who identified four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1882-1971))
S: (n) Tell, William Tell (a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer; according to legend an Austrian governor compelled him to shoot an apple from his son's head with his crossbow (which he did successfully without mishap))
S: (n) authority (an expert whose views are taken as definitive) "he is an authority on corporate law"
S: (n) adviser, advisor, consultant (an expert who gives advice) "an adviser helped students select their courses"; "the United States sent military advisors to Guatemala"
S: (n) amicus curiae, friend of the court (an adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest)
S: (n) backroom boy, brain truster (an expert adviser involved in making important decisions but usually lacking official status)
S: (n) starets (a religious adviser (not necessarily a priest) in the Eastern Orthodox Church)
S: (n) tipster, tout (one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack))
S: (n) racetrack tout (someone who offers advice about betting on horses (either to influence the odds or in the hope of sharing some of the winnings))
S: (n) appraiser, valuator (one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things)
S: (n) valuer (someone who assesses the monetary worth of possessions)
S: (n) arbiter, arbitrator, umpire (someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue) "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case"
S: (n) third party (someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction)
S: (n) critic (anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something)
S: (n) statistician, actuary (someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums))
S: (n) Marshall, John Marshall (United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835))
S: (n) Stone, Harlan Fiske Stone (United States jurist who served on the United States Supreme Court as chief justice (1872-1946))
S: (n) lapidary, lapidarist (an expert on precious stones and the art of cutting and engraving them)
S: (n) Jevons, William Stanley Jevons (English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882))
S: (n) Teutonist (a specialist in the history of the Teutonic people or language (especially with respect to the Teutonic influence on the history of England))
S: (v) lead, take, direct, conduct, guide (take somebody somewhere) "We lead him to our chief"; "can you take me to the main entrance?"; "He conducted us to the palace"
S: (v) guide, steer (be a guiding or motivating force or drive) "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"
S: (v) guide, guide on (use as a guide) "They had the lights to guide on"
S: (v) guide, run, draw, pass (pass over, across, or through) "He ran his eyes over her body"; "She ran her fingers along the carved figurine"; "He drew her hair through his fingers"