counselor
a faculty member who advises students on personal and academic problems, career choices, and the like.
an assistant at a children's camp, often a high school or college student, who supervises a group of children or directs a particular activity, as nature study or a sport.
a lawyer, especially a trial lawyer; counselor-at-law.
an official of an embassy or legation who ranks below an ambassador or minister.
Origin of counselor
1- Also especially British, coun·sel·lor .
Other words for counselor
Other words from counselor
- coun·se·lor·ship; especially British, coun·sel·lor·ship, noun
- pre·coun·sel·lor, noun
Words that may be confused with counselor
- councillor, counselor
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How to use counselor in a sentence
Many say the adopted children are so manipulative that parents are seen as predators by counselors or social workers.
She trained counselors all along the East Coast and worked with patients directly.
The Nurse Coaching People Through Death by Starvation | Nick Tabor | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne summer, early in their relationship, my parents took jobs as camp counselors with the city.
Re-entry programs would be quite justified in preferring black counselors; I assume they do.
Is John Garland Guilty of Teaching While White at Alabama State? | John McWhorter | June 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time, one of the counselors he saw helped him feel confident enough to ultimately come out.
Andross commission gave him the power to appoint and remove his counselors at will.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneHe gathers around him, as counselors and co-workers, those in whom he could place confidence.
A History of the Ninth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry | Marion MorrisonHis official counselors, equally patriotic and sincere, were not his equals in calmness of temper.
A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln | John G. NicolayFormerly 729 each town or province was ruled by an hereditary cacique, who administered justice with four nobles as counselors.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 | Hubert Howe BancroftReuel Lanphier Howe is recognized as one of the foremost counselors in America in the field of personal relationships.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. Howe
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