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Definition of counsellor in English:
counsellor
Line breaks: coun?sel|lor
Pronunciation: /ˈkaʊns(ə)lə /
(US counselor)
NOUN
1A person trained to give guidance on personal or psychological problems:
a marriage counsellor
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SYNONYMS
1.1 [WITH MODIFIER] A person who gives advice on a specified subject:
a debt counsellor
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2A senior officer in the diplomatic service:
a counsellor at the Russian embassy
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3 (also counselor-at-law) US & Irish A barrister.
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4North American A supervisor at a children?s summer camp.
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Origin
Middle English (in the general sense 'adviser'): from Old French conseiller, from Latin consiliarius, and Old French conseillour, from Latin consiliator, both from consilium 'consultation or advice'.
Usage
The words counsellor and councillor are often confused. A counsellor is a person who gives advice or counsel, especially on personal problems ( a marriage counsellor), whereas a councillor is a member of a city, county, or other council ( she stood as a Labour candidate for city councillor).
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Nearby words
counsel counselling counsellor Counsellor of State count
See also
debt counsellor
in British & World English
grief counsellor in grief counselling
in British & World English
privy counsellor
in British & World English
bereavement counsellor in bereavement counselling
in British & World English
counselor
in English-Spanish
counselor
in Garner's Dictionary of Legal Usage
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Pronunciation: ˈakrɪd
ADJECTIVE
unpleasantly bitter or pungent
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