counselor

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈkaʊnsələr/ UK /ˈkaʊnsələ/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a person who gives professional advice or guidance

The school counselor helped her choose a career path.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who gives... adviser advisor mentor guide consultant therapist

Word family

Derived forms counselorship

Related forms counsel counseling council

Etymology

From Old French 'conseilleor', from Latin 'consiliarius' ('adviser'), from 'consilium' ('counsel, advice, deliberation').

consiliarius Latin consilium Latin

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Topics

People & Society Psychology & Behavior Word Formation & Derivatives

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# counselor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈkaʊnsələr/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkaʊnsələ/

## Meanings
1. a person who gives professional advice or guidance

## Examples
- The school counselor helped her choose a career path.

## Synonyms
- adviser
- advisor
- mentor
- guide
- consultant
- therapist

## Derived Forms
- counselorship

## Related Forms
- counsel
- counseling
- council

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: consiliarius
- Root: consilium

## Etymology
From Old French 'conseilleor', from Latin 'consiliarius' ('adviser'), from 'consilium' ('counsel, advice, deliberation').

## AI Etymology
Counselor comes from Old French 'conseilleor', from Latin 'consiliarius' ('adviser'), from 'consilium' ('counsel, advice, deliberation'). The historical trail runs through Latin consiliarius and Latin consilium. In modern use it means a person who gives professional advice or guidance. Derived formations include counselorship; related forms include counsel, counseling, council.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Psychology & Behavior
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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