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counsellor

British  
/ ˈkaʊnsələ /

noun

  1. a person who gives counsel; adviser

  2. a person, such as a social worker, who is involved in counselling

  3. Also called: counselor-at-law.  a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney

  4. a senior British diplomatic officer

  5. a US diplomatic officer ranking just below an ambassador or minister

  6. a person who advises students or others on personal problems or academic and occupational choice

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Commonly Confused

See councillor

Other Word Forms

  • counsellorship noun

Example Sentences

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A counsellor now runs psychological support sessions, trying to help children process what they have endured.

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Inspired by counsellors who helped her through her depression, Ms Liew has been training to become one herself.

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But Lucy Theo, a psychotherapist, counsellor and mother is urging parents to resist the "sanctimonious" idea that screens are inherently harmful.

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It was an NHS counsellor who suggested this could be loneliness.

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Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar, a relationship and trauma counsellor, says that from watching Selling Sunset, some of the tension comes from cast members talking behind each other's backs and then being confronted about it later on.

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