Definition of counselor
- a marriage counselor
- The defendant conferred with his counselor.
- The counselor led the campers on a hike through the woods.
He works as a camp counselor.
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearadvocate, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsel, counselor-at-law, lawyer;
district attorney, prosecuting attorney, prosecutor, solicitor;
: a person who provides advice as a job : a person who counsels people
: a person who is in charge of young people at a summer camp
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