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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
School counselors and social workers are available for students who may have witnessed the assault, or felt distress after hearing about it.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Steve Woolford is a resource counselor with Quaker House, which provides counseling and support to service members who are questioning their role in the military, and also helps run the GI Rights Hotline.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z (30%) say a parent, teacher, or counselor discouraged them from pursuing a trade career.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
This was a common occurrence for O’Rourke during his 15-year career as a court assessment counselor.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Steve Woolford is a resource counselor with Quaker House, which provides counseling and support to service members who are questioning their role in the military, and also helps run the GI Rights Hotline.
—Tom Bowman, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
Nearly 1 in 3 Gen Z (30%) say a parent, teacher, or counselor discouraged them from pursuing a trade career.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Apr. 2026
This was a common occurrence for O’Rourke during his 15-year career as a court assessment counselor.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counselor
Noun
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On January 27, 1973, the United States and the governments of North and South Vietnam signed the Paris Peace Accords, negotiated by Kissinger, in his capacity as Nixon’s national-security adviser, and the North Vietnamese diplomat Le Duc Tho.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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In 2022, Shan Hanes, the chief executive of the Heartland Tri-State Bank in Kansas, met a friendly investment adviser from Australia on WhatsApp.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
12 Apr. 2026
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Paul and Mortensen are expected to participate in the hearing remotely while their lawyers appear in person at the Salt Lake City courthouse.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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One night, Nathan Calvin, a twenty-nine-year-old lawyer who worked at the nonprofit Encode and had helped craft the bill, was at home having dinner with his wife when a process server arrived to deliver a subpoena from OpenAI.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Carney was caught on town hall video in 2024 with a female town consultant late at night.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026
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For nonprofit consultant and cultural writer Dawn Montgomery, travel is an inherent part of her job.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Cook, the group’s attorney, is based in the Irvine office of the multinational law firm Brown Rudnick.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Defense attorneys requested the change of venue to Tarrant County, arguing that Horner could not get a fair trial in Wise County.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counselor. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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