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Synonyms of counselor

11 similar words

Another word for counselor is attorney. Other synonyms of counselor are advocate, lawyer and counsel.

Synonyms and similar words for counselor

nounAn attorney.

  • advocateSomeone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
  • counselA lawyer, as in King's Counsel (KC) or Queen's Counsel (QC).
  • abogadoCounsel; advisor; counselor; barrister.
  • attorneyA lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
  • avocatAn advocate; a lawyer.
  • lawyerA professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law...
  • legal representativeA lawyer, solicitor, etc, who acts on behalf of a client in legal matters.
  • latitat obsolete, slang
  • lawman rareA man of the law: a lawyer.
  • limb of the law archaic, slangA lawyer, or clerk articled to that profession.
  • man of law archaicA lawyer, a lawman.

Meaning of counselor

  1. noun A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
  2. noun A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
  3. noun An attorney.

Full definition of counselor

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Questions about synonyms of counselor

What is another word for counselor?
Counselor has 11 synonyms on Word.ws, such as attorney, advocate, lawyer and counsel.
What does counselor mean?
Counselor means a professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counselor (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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