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counselor

 [koun-suh-ler]   Origin

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, especially a trial lawyer; counselor-at-law.
5.
an official of an embassy or legation who ranks below an ambassador or minister.
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Also, especially British, coun·sel·lor.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English counseiler < Anglo-French cunseiler, cunseiliour, Old French conseilleor. See counsel, -eur, -er2, -or2

Related forms
coun·se·lor·ship; especially British, coun·sel·lor·ship, noun
pre·coun·sel·lor, noun

Can be confused: 1. attorney, counsel, counselor, lawyer, litigator; 2. councillor, counselor.

Synonyms
4. counsel, advocate, attorney; solicitor, barrister.

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counsellor or counselor (ˈkaʊnsələ)
 
—n
1.  a person who gives counsel; adviser
2.  a person, such as a social worker, who is involved in counselling
3.  (US) Also called: counselor-at-law a lawyer, esp one who conducts cases in court; attorney
4.  a senior British diplomatic officer
5.  a US diplomatic officer ranking just below an ambassador or minister
6.  a person who advises students or others on personal problems or academic and occupational choice
 
 
counselor or counselor
 
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'counsellorship or counselor
 
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'counselorship or counselor
 
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