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or counsellor
1
as in adviser
a person who gives advice especially professionally
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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2
as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
get the best counselor that money can buy, especially if you're guilty
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Recent Examples of counselor
Camp Mystic, a Texas summer camp where 27 young girls and camp counselors died during a 2025 flood, will not be reopening this summer, with the state's governor saying the investigation into the camp continues.
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Families of children and counselors who died last July expressed relief at news the camp had heeded pleas to remain closed while investigations continue.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Despite heroic acts of survival, 25 girls and two counselors died in the catastrophic flooding, as did camp co-owner Dick Eastland.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Her friend encouraged her to see a counselor at the facility who later determined that the rest of the family was also being held there.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Families of children and counselors who died last July expressed relief at news the camp had heeded pleas to remain closed while investigations continue.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2026
Despite heroic acts of survival, 25 girls and two counselors died in the catastrophic flooding, as did camp co-owner Dick Eastland.
—Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Her friend encouraged her to see a counselor at the facility who later determined that the rest of the family was also being held there.
—Armando Garcia, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor
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Patrick Schwarzenegger attends the 2026 Miami Grand Prix race week as Spirit advisor for Ketel One Vodka on May 1 in Miami Gardens, Florida.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
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Jack Weinberg, green steel policy advisor for Gary Advocates for Responsible Development, wrote a 40-page report that claims the future of the region’s steelmaking is in jeopardy and says modernization would benefit the steel facilities and public health regionwide.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
3 May 2026
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Her pick for lieutenant governor is David Pepper, a lawyer and the former chair of the Ohio Democratic Party.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
5 May 2026
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Baldoni’s company Wayfarer Studios’ lawyers, Bryan Freedman and Ellyn Garofalo, and Lively’s counsel, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, issued a joint statement confirming the end of the legal battle.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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But people who buy the off-brand Noguchi will quickly find the rice paper isn’t as warm, Pietrantoni, the lighting consultant, tells me.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
28 Apr. 2026
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Over months of reporting, Marcus spoke with dozens of clemency recipients, lawyers, historians, and the consultants offering clients their pardon expertise.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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MacArthur continues to be represented by Innovative Artists Entertainment and attorney Todd Rubenstein of Yorn, Levine, Barnes.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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The attorney said Bjornstad had once hoped to pilot the app with Oregon State, but the ongoing situation has complicated those plans.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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