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.
Synonyms of counselor
Examples of counselor in a Sentence
He works as a camp counselor.
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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Volunteered over 100 hours for Give Kids the World Village, Orlando Union Rescue Mission and camp counselor for the South Orlando Baptist.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The center also offers inclusion counselors, sensory tools and other supports for children with different needs.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
The building has a full-time counselor who holds group and individual therapy sessions about three or four times a day, plus a dining hall, and an upstairs smoking patio.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 June 2026
The center also offers inclusion counselors, sensory tools and other supports for children with different needs.
—Jamal Goss, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Jane Ragsdale’s best friend Christine Chenoweth, a pastoral counselor and former Presbyterian minister, says the South Fork of the Guadalupe is now lousy and wrecked and haunted.
—Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026
The building has a full-time counselor who holds group and individual therapy sessions about three or four times a day, plus a dining hall, and an upstairs smoking patio.
—Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counselor. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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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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