counselor
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a professional who helps people with their personal or mental health problems.
a professional trained to provide guidance on personal, social, or psychological problems.
Simple“After the accident, he decided to see a counselor to talk about his feelings.”
In context“The grief counselor provided a safe environment for the family to process their loss following the sudden tragedy.”
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
someone in a school who helps students with their studies or career choices.
an educational professional who assists students with academic planning, social-emotional development, and career guidance.
Simple“The school counselor helped me choose which universities to apply for.”
In context“The guidance counselor reviewed the student's academic transcript to ensure all graduation requirements would be met by the spring semester.”
Synonymsadvisorguidance counselor - 03 C1 Advanced
a person who gives legal advice or represents someone in court.
a legal advocate or attorney, often used as a formal title in a courtroom setting.
Simple“The judge asked the counselor to present the evidence to the jury.”
In context“Counselor, please limit your closing arguments to the facts presented during the testimony phase of this trial.”
- 04 B1 Intermediate
a person who looks after children at a summer camp.
a supervisor or leader responsible for the safety and activities of children at a residential or day camp.
Simple“The camp counselor showed the kids how to build a safe campfire.”
In context“As a summer camp counselor, she was responsible for a cabin of ten teenagers and organized their daily hiking excursions.”
Synonyms - 05 C2 Proficiency
a high-ranking official who works in an embassy.
a high-ranking diplomatic official, typically serving immediately below an ambassador or minister.
Simple“The counselor at the embassy handled the trade negotiations between the two countries.”
In context“The senior counselor for political affairs drafted a memorandum outlining the potential diplomatic repercussions of the new border policy.”
Synonymsdiplomatattaché
“The goal was to make a summer-camp movie inspired by their time as campers and counselors themselves.”
“Troops can be bored or anxious, but the ships they are on have chaplains and mental health counsellors, he says, and the troops are well-equipped to deal with the stress.”
From Middle English conseillour, counseiler, from Anglo-Norman cunseiler, cunseiliour, from Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, agent noun from cōnsilior (“I 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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.