counsellor
US counselor
/ (ˈkaʊnsələ) /
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
confusable For counsellor
Derived forms of counsellor
- counsellorship or US counselorship, noun
Words Nearby counsellor
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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.”
“The occupied territories are not treated as part of Israel,” the commercial affairs counsellor told me at the time.
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 PorterSebastian Brandt died; counsellor of Strassburg, a lawyer, and author of a curious poem.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellEvery 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 MunsellWhile 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
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