Counselor

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: councilor
 * Homophones: councilor

Alternative forms

 * counsellor (Commonwealth)
 * counseller

Noun
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 * 1) A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
 * 2) a licensed and professionally trained counselor
 * 3)  a school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health
 * 4)  a counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law or counsellor-at-law is an attorney
 * , a high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister
 * 1)  a children's supervisor, usually at camp

Derived terms

 * community counseling
 * rehabilitation counseling
 * marriage counseling
 * family counseling
 * school counseling
 * mental health counseling
 * college counseling

Adjectives
civil; general; prime; private; prophetic; worthy.

Verbs
confer with--; confide in—; empower—; entrust with—; heed—; praise—; retain—; —advises; —advocates; —charges; —cross-examines; —deliberates; —demands; —de¬vises; —insinuates; —instructs; —orates; —perjures; —persuades; —pleads; —plots; —practises;  —proposes;  —recommends; —schemes; —summarizes; —sums up.

Thesaurus
Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, advocate, agent, amicus curiae, attorney, attorney-at-law, backseat driver, barrister, barrister-at-law, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor-at-law, deputy, expert, friend at court, guide, instructor, intercessor, kibitzer, lawyer, legal adviser, legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist, meddler, mentor, monitor, mouthpiece, nestor, orienter, pleader, preceptist, proctor, procurator, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer, solicitor, teacher

Translations

 * Bulgarian: съветник
 * French: conseiller


 * Japanese: 相談役 (sōdanyaku)
 * Scottish Gaelic: neach-comhairle