What does counselor mean?

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coun·selor

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word counselor.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. counselor, counsellornoun

    someone who gives advice about problems

  2. counselor, counsellornoun

    someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

  3. advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleadernoun

    a lawyer who pleads cases in court

GCIDE

  1. Counselornoun

    someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.

Wiktionary

  1. counselornoun

    A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

  2. counselornoun

    A licensed and professionally trained counselor.

  3. counselornoun

    A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.

  4. counselornoun

    A counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law or counsellor-at-law is an attorney.

  5. counselornoun

    A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.

  6. counselornoun

    A children's supervisor, usually at camp.

ChatGPT

  1. counselor

    A counselor is a professional who offers advice, guidance and support to help individuals, couples, families, or groups deal with various personal, social, or psychological challenges and issues. These professionals are often specialized in particular areas such as mental health, education, rehabilitation, marriage, substance abuse, or careers. They help people understand their feelings, make decisions, and develop coping mechanisms to deal with times of crisis.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Counselornoun

    one who counsels; an adviser

  2. Counselornoun

    a member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate. [See under Consilor.]

  3. Counselornoun

    one whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister

  4. Etymology: [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]

Wikidata

  1. Counselor

    The Counselor Idealist is one of the 16 role variants of the Keirsey Temperament Sorter, a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves. David Keirsey originally described the Counselor role variant; however, a brief summary of the personality types described by Isabel Myers contributed to its development. Counselors correlate primarily with the Myers-Briggs type INFJ.

Editors Contribution

  1. counselornoun

    The Greek word parakletos means one called alongside to help, counsel, or protect; it is used of the Holy Spirit in faithful marriage.

    My wife was called alongside me to be my counselor when confusion showed its face.

    Etymology: Significant other or Consort


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on September 7, 2023  

Suggested Resources

  1. Counselor

    Counsellor vs. Counselor -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Counsellor and Counselor.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of counselor in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of counselor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of counselor in a Sentence

  1. Henry M. Wriston:

    A guidance counselor who has made a fetish of security, or who has unwittingly surrendered his thinking to economic determinism, may steer a youth away from his dream of becoming a poet, an artist, a musician or any other of thousands of things, because it offers no security, it does not pay well, there are no vacancies, it has no future.

  2. Colleen Dell:

    He was a counselor of some sort. His dog happened to be around -- this was in the'50s -- and he started to incorporate the dog in his work because the dog was assisting with developing a therapeutic relationship with his clients.

  3. Glenn Youngkin:

    This is about restoring power to parents, and let's just be clear, children do not belong to the state. They belong to families. And when a child is wrestling with this kind of decision, a parent should absolutely be the primary counselor adviser and help her in wrestling with this decision.

  4. Derasha Merrett:

    She was a wonderful mother, a wonderful person, i have cried so much, I cant cry anymore. She leaves behind a newborn and older daughter. Oglesby aspired to work with children. We grew up as cousins,Merrett said. We grew up in the same church, on the same drill team. She works at my kids daycare. We all grew up in this little town. Were all family. Were all hurting behind this. Derrick Fudge, 57 TheSpringfield, Ohio resident was out with family members when he was killed, a sister of one of the shooting victims told the Daily News. Derrick Fudge (Facebook ) They were all just down there enjoying themselves and had stepped out of, I think, one of the clubs and were in a line to get some food, saidTwyla Southall. Logan Turner, 30 Logan Turner has just celebrated his birthday on Tuesday and was out with friends Sunday morning, his mother told the Daily News. He obtained an engineering degree from theUniversity of Toledo and worked as a machinist in Springboro, Danita Turner said. He was very generous and loving and the worlds best son, she said. Everyone loved Logan. He was a happy go lucky guy. Springboro High School guidance counselor and coachRyan Wilhite posted a photo of Turner playing football. Heart is broken,he wrote. Such a great young man lost too soon. Praying for comfort and healing for his family and all of his teammates who loved him so much. Rest easy 78. Nicholas Cumer, 25 Nicholas Cumer was a graduate student at Saint Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania who was workingas an intern at a Dayton facility for people battling cancer.

  5. Dan Herbert:

    He continuously went and told his counselor, the principal, anyone that would listen to him, he would talk to them about how he was being bullied.

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