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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
Noun
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Despite lacking any legal education or experience, Routh dismissed his lawyers earlier this year and intends to defend himself at trial.—
Peter Charalambous,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The actress revels in every episode as a septuagenarian lawyer returning to the workforce at a high-profile New York firm with a Southern accent and a baby boomer sensibility.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
10 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 12 Sep. 2025.
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