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or counsellor
1
as in consultant
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
Checking in with a pediatrician, school counselor, or a mental health professional can provide guidance before patterns worsen.
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Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
The budget request aims to offset expiring federal funds and meet hundreds of currently unmet requests for counselors and social workers.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The children were among the 27 campers and counselors who died at the Christian all-girls’ camp during the flooding that caused the Guadalupe River to rise to historic levels, devastating the Texas Hill Country.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Months before, social worker and counselor Lynn Brooks claimed to have seen Wade with a traveling work crew in a bar in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
The budget request aims to offset expiring federal funds and meet hundreds of currently unmet requests for counselors and social workers.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
The children were among the 27 campers and counselors who died at the Christian all-girls’ camp during the flooding that caused the Guadalupe River to rise to historic levels, devastating the Texas Hill Country.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Months before, social worker and counselor Lynn Brooks claimed to have seen Wade with a traveling work crew in a bar in Yellowknife, the capital of the Northwest Territories.
—Bjorn Dihle, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor
Noun
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In previous years, a private consultant managed the grant distribution process.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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This works especially well for marketers, designers, video editors, consultants, and salespeople.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That includes businesses that provide professional services, such as doctors, lawyers, consultants, athletes, and brokers—typically, any business whose success depends on the reputation or skill of its employees.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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When he was taken into custody, Leon did not provide a statement to police and asked for a lawyer.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Guests fill out a lengthy questionnaire before arriving and your agenda advisor is available to make tweaks to your program during your stay.—
Sherrie Nachman,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Some were plagued by bad investments and unscrupulous advisors.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At least one former candidate – Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake, who lost to White in the Democratic primary for County Executive in 2022 – has announced plans to run at that point.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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Another of Soliman’s attorneys interrupted when the immigration officer said the Brotherhood had been a Tier III group since 2012.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Milwaukee County corporation counsel's office didn't respond for comment.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Taubel has been in the role in an interim capacity since January after serving as the office’s first general counsel.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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Huffman, 61, has been an advocate of strong climate change and environmental protection policies since his state Assembly tenure from 2006 to 2012, and was a member of the Marin Municipal Water District for a dozen years before that.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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The royal has been a longtime advocate of the benefits of spending time outdoors.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Real estate experts say claiming primary residences on different mortgages at the same time is often legal and rarely prosecuted.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Typically, a peer-review process is required where multiple experts in the field provide feedback on the analysis before a publication is possible.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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