counsellor

US counselor

/ (ˈkaʊnsələ) /

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noun

a person who gives counsel; adviser

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

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

a senior British diplomatic officer

a US diplomatic officer ranking just below an ambassador or minister

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

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Derived forms of counsellor

counsellorship or US counselorship, noun

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Avoid confusion with councillor

Words nearby counsellor

councilwoman, counsel, counselee, counseling, counselling, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, count, countable, countably additive function

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How to use counsellor in a sentence

As the counsellor told me, “All of this is done on a lot of faith.”
Draw the Line: How Israel Erases Itself|Gershom Gorenberg|March 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
“The occupied territories are not treated as part of Israel,” the commercial affairs counsellor told me at the time.
Draw the Line: How Israel Erases Itself|Gershom Gorenberg|March 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
You will follow the suite of my daughter to Spain, and you will become the bosom Counsellor of the wife of your Prince?
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Sebastian Brandt died; counsellor of Strassburg, a lawyer, and author of a curious poem.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Counsellor Hagen, formerly secretary to the famous baron Gortz, shot himself through the head.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
While a counsellor was pleading at the Irish bar, a louse unluckily peeped from under his wig.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various