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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Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian summer camp located along the Guadalupe River, lost 25 campers and two teenage counselors in the floods.
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Mary Beth Somich, 34, has over 10 years’ experience as a licensed clinical mental-health counselor.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
At Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls sleepaway camp located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, 25 campers, two counselors and the camp's director were killed by the rushing waters.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
At Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls sleepaway camp located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, 28 people -- including 25 campers, two counselors and the camp's director -- died as rapidly rising floodwaters inundated the camp.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
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Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Mary Beth Somich, 34, has over 10 years’ experience as a licensed clinical mental-health counselor.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
At Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls sleepaway camp located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, 25 campers, two counselors and the camp's director were killed by the rushing waters.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
At Camp Mystic, a Christian all-girls sleepaway camp located along the Guadalupe River in Kerr County, 28 people -- including 25 campers, two counselors and the camp's director -- died as rapidly rising floodwaters inundated the camp.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for counselor
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counselor. Accessed 8 Dec. 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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