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coun⋅se⋅lor

[koun-suh-ler]
–noun
1. a person who counsels; adviser.
2. a faculty member who advises students on personal and academic problems, career choices, and the like.
3. 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.
4. a lawyer, esp. a trial lawyer; counselor-at-law.
5. an official of an embassy or legation who ranks below an ambassador or minister.
Also, especially British, coun⋅sel⋅lor.


Origin:
1175–1225; ME counseiler < AF cunseiler, cunseiliour, OF conseilleor. See counsel, -eur, -er 2 , -or 2


coun⋅se⋅lor⋅ship; especially British, coun⋅sel⋅lor⋅ship, noun


4. counsel, advocate, attorney; solicitor, barrister.
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coun·sel·or also coun·sel·lor   (koun'sə-lər, -slər)   
n.  
  1. A person who gives counsel; an adviser.

  2. An attorney, especially a trial lawyer.

  3. A person who supervises young people at a summer camp. See Usage Note at council.

coun'se·lor·ship' n.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: coun·se·lor
Pronunciation: 'kaun-s&-l&r
Function: noun
: COUNSEL
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: coun·sel·or
Variant: or coun·sel·lor /'kaun(t)-s(&-)l&r/
Function: noun
: a person engagedin counseling
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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