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Definition of counsellor noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

counsellor

noun
 
 
/ˈkaʊnsələ(r)/
 
/ˈkaʊnsələr/
(US English counselor)
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  1.  
    a person who has been trained to advise people with problems, especially personal problems
    • I went to see a debt counsellor and she agreed to come to the bank with me.
    Extra Examples
    • He talked to a counsellor about his marriage difficulties.
    • Have you thought of talking to a marriage guidance counsellor?
    • She turned to a professional counsellor for help.
    • The centre is staffed by specially trained counsellors.
    Topics Suggestions and advicec1, Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accredited
    • certified
    • professional
    • …
    verb + counsellor
    • see
    • talk to
    See full entry
  2. (North American English, Irish English) a lawyer
  3. (North American English) a person who is in charge of young people at a summer camp see also guidance counselor
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accredited
    • certified
    • professional
    • …
    verb + counsellor
    • see
    • talk to
    See full entry
    4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the general sense ‘adviser’): from Old French conseiller, from Latin consiliarius, and Old French conseillour, from Latin consiliator, both from consilium ‘consultation or advice’.
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