counselor
noun
coun·sel·or
ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər 
variants
or counsellor
1
: a person who gives advice or counseling
a marriage counselor
2
: lawyer
specifically
: one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court
The defendant conferred with his counselor.
3
: one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
The counselor led the campers on a hike through the woods.
Examples of counselor in a Sentence
He works as a camp counselor.
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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Barkan’s was one of several unsuccessful progressive campaigns Mamdani worked on before getting a job as a foreclosure prevention counselor at a nonprofit.
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Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The next month, Holliday traveled to Akron and completed six sessions over two days at Emerge, according to a letter from Emerge counselors filed in a lawsuit.
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Ben Adler, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
The next month, Holliday traveled to Akron and completed six sessions over two days at Emerge, according to a letter from Emerge counselors filed in a lawsuit.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
For additional help, the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline has professional crisis counselors available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 170 languages.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Lakeshore College In spring 2025, Lakeshore changed the manager of access, equity and inclusion job title to be the accommodations manager & academic counselor.
—Cleo Krejci, jsonline.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counselor. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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counselor
noun
coun·sel·or
variants
or counsellor
1
: a person who gives advice
guidance counselor
2
: lawyer
3
: a supervisor of campers or activities at a summer camp
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