counselor

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noun coun·sel·or \ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər\

variants: or

counsellor

Definition of counselor

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.

counselorship

play \ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər-ˌship\ noun

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Examples of counselor in a Sentence

He works as a camp counselor.
a young couple going to a marriage counselor

Recent Examples of counselor from the Web

The same can be said about Coachella's Do LaB collaboration, which brings counselors and medical staff trained to help combat sexual harassment.

— sandra song, Teen Vogue, "Festival Rape Culture Will Not Be Solved By Sweden's Women-Only Music Festival", 6 July 2017
The lawsuit names district Superintendent Jim Finley and former Superintendent Paul Kinder, as well as several middle and high school principals, assistant principals, teachers and school counselors.

— mará rose williams, kansascity.com, "Blue Springs schools allowed bullying that led to two suicides, lawsuit claims", 3 July 2017
The detectives booked a meeting with rehabilitation counselor Kimberly Mokris at her South Side office.

— annie sweeney, chicagotribune.com, "Deaf sexual assault survivor graduates with help from Cook County detectives", 27 June 2017
Just 16% of study volunteers who only reported their family history were referred to genetic counselors or got follow-up laboratory tests.

— ryan cross, Science | AAAS, "One in five “healthy” adults may carry disease-related genetic mutations", 26 June 2017
McIntire, an elementary school teacher and counselor for 36 years, won the Pola and Ludwig Brodzki Family Award for her work in Holocaust education in the public schools.

— marvin glassman, Jewish Journal, "Broward educators, community leaders honored by Orloff CAJE", 14 June 2017
The two have gone head-to-head on this issue before: Bharara, a former counselor to Senator Chuck Schumer, was appointed by President Barack Obama.

— emma stefansky, The Hive, "Preet Bharara: “Absolutely Evidence” to Start Obstruction of Justice Case Against Trump", 11 June 2017
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (aftercare available) Small groups separated by age. Accomplished teachers and enthusiastic counselors.

— South Florida Parenting, "After Care and Camps", 9 June 2017
Medicaid payments for Suboxone doctors and counselors located in the same place to encourage good, coordinated care.

— laura ungar, The Courier-Journal, "In rogue doctors' hands, medicine designed to treat addiction turns into a new habit", 8 June 2017

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