COUNSELOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does counselor mean? 

• COUNSELOR (noun)
  The noun COUNSELOR has 3 senses:

1. someone who gives advice about problems

2. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

3. a lawyer who pleads cases in court

  Familiarity information: COUNSELOR used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COUNSELOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who gives advice about problems

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

counsellor; counselor

Hypernyms ("counselor" is a kind of...):

adviser; advisor; consultant (an expert who gives advice)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "counselor"):

Dutch uncle (a counselor who admonishes frankly and sternly)

Instance hyponyms:

Nestor ((Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy)

Derivation:

counsel (give advice to)

counselorship (the position of counselor)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

counsellor; counselor

Hypernyms ("counselor" is a kind of...):

supervisor (one who supervises or has charge and direction of)

Derivation:

counselorship (the position of counselor)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A lawyer who pleads cases in court

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

advocate; counsel; counsellor; counselor; counselor-at-law; pleader

Hypernyms ("counselor" is a kind of...):

attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

counselorship (the position of counselor)

 Context examples 

A type of therapy in which the whole family talks with a professional counselor to solve family problems.

(Family therapy, NCI Dictionary)

A trained counselor can help you develop strategies to regain a feeling of control.

(Coping with Chronic Illness, NIH)

The process by which a trained counselor or a support group helps a person work through normal feelings of sorrow after a loss, such as the death of a loved one.

(Grief counseling, NCI Dictionary)

If your emotional reactions are getting in the way of your relationships, work, or other important activities, talk to a counselor or your doctor.

(Coping with Disasters, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

A genetic counselor meets with you to discuss genetic risks.

(Genetic Counseling, Genetics Home Reference)

A genetic counselor can provide information about the pros and cons of testing.

(Genetic Testing, NIH: National Human Genome Research Institute)

Immediate, short-term counseling (talking with a professional counselor) to stop a critical emotional incident (e.g., attempted suicide or drug overdose) from getting worse.

(Crisis intervention, NCI Dictionary)

The process by which a professional counselor helps a person cope with mental or emotional distress, and understand and solve personal problems.

(Counseling, NCI Dictionary)

Also called counselor.

(Mental health counselor, NCI Dictionary)

Also called mental health counselor.

(Counselor, NCI Dictionary)