counselor
/ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/
counselor noun: a professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
Noun
counselor (plural counselors)
- A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
- A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
- An attorney.
- Synonyms:
- advocate, counsel, abogado, attorney, avocat, latitat, lawman, lawyer, legal representative, limb of the law
- A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
- A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
counselor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
counselor in Hindi
- professional who counsels people
- परामर्शदाता parāmarśadātā
counselor in Tamil
- ஆலோசனை வழங்குபவர்
counselor in Marathi
- समुपदेशक
counselor in Urdu
- counselor
- مشاور muśāvir
More languagesFewer languages
- counselor in Telugu
- కౌన్సిలర్
- counselor in Malayalam
- കൌൺസിലർ
- counselor in Gujarati
- કાઉન્સેલર
- counselor in Nepali
- परामर्शदाता
- counselor in Tagalog
- tagapayo
- counselor in Malay
- kaunselor
- counselor in Indonesian
- konselor
- counselor in Persian
- مشاور mošâver
- Sindhi
- صلاحڪار salahkaar, وڪيل vakeel, نگران nigraan
Examples of counselor in a sentence
- The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation.
- Jake was ordained a high priest when he was called to be a counselor in a bishopric.
- Counselors remain at the ready to talk it over with you.
Synonyms of counselor
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Forms of counselor
| plural | counselors |
|---|---|
| alternative Canada UK | counsellor |
| alternative form (obsolete) | counselour |
| alternative form (obsolete) | counsellour |
| alternative form (archaic) | counseller |
Origin of counselor
From Middle English counseilour, counseiler, from Anglo-Norman cunseiler, from Old French conseillier, from Latin cōnsiliārius, agent noun from cōnsilior (“to take counsel”), from cōnsilium (“plan, council, wisdom, advice”). Compare councilor. Displaced native Middle English redere, Middle English redesman, and Middle English redyeve, from Old English rǣdġiefa (literally “advice giver”).
Words formed from counselor
- college counselor
- community counselor
- counselorship
- family counselor
- grief counselor
- guidance counselor
- marriage counselor
- mental health counselor
- rehabilitation counselor
- school counselor
- telecounselor
Questions about counselor
- What does counselor mean?
- Counselor means a professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
- What is counselor in Hindi?
- Counselor in Hindi is परामर्शदाता (parāmarśadātā). See Counselor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is counselor?
- Counselor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce counselor?
- Counselor is pronounced /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of counselor?
- The plural of counselor is counselors.
Words near counselor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: counselor (page history and authors); counselor (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); counselor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); مشاور (Urdu) (page history and authors); counselor (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); counselor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); counselor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); counselor (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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