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guidance counselor

American  
[gahyd-uhns kaun-suh-ler] / ˈgaɪd əns ˈkaʊn sə lər /

noun

guidance counselors plural
  1. a person working in a school whose job is to assist students with academic and personal issues and decisions.


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On that year’s tax return, he and his wife reported earning a combined $161,000 from their salaries as a state employee and a Christian school guidance counselor.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 9, 2025

At the time, Mr. Prescott was jokingly referred to as the political equivalent of a marriage guidance counselor.

From New York Times Nov. 21, 2024

Gloria Barker, a retired school guidance counselor in her 70s in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, started knocking on doors for Republicans for the first time when she joined in June.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2024

When she was getting ready to graduate high school, her guidance counselor told her, you have to get out there.

From Salon Mar. 5, 2024

I decide to see the guidance counselor after lunch to set myself free.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King

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