"counselor" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/ Audio: en-us-counselor.ogg [US] Forms: counselors [plural], in Canada [US, alternative]
Etymology: From Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, agent noun from cōnsilior (“I take counsel”), from cōnsilium (“plan, council, wisdom, advice”). Compare councilor. Displaced native Old English rǣdġiefa (literally “advice giver”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|conseillier}} Old French conseillier, {{uder|en|la|consiliator||}} Latin consiliator, {{m|la|cōnsilior||I take counsel}} cōnsilior (“I take counsel”), {{m|la|cōnsilium||plan, council, wisdom, advice}} cōnsilium (“plan, council, wisdom, advice”), {{m|en|councilor}} councilor, {{ncog|ang|rǣdġiefa|lit=advice giver}} Old English rǣdġiefa (literally “advice giver”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} counselor (plural counselors)
  1. A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Translations (professional who counsels people): berader (Afrikaans), këshilltar (Albanian), σύμβουλος (súmboulos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), μήστωρ (mḗstōr) [Epic, masculine] (Ancient Greek), съве́тник (sǎvétnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), a'akonseha (Chamorro), 顧問 (Chinese Mandarin), 顾问 (gùwèn) (Chinese Mandarin), ráðgevi [masculine] (Faroese), neuvoja (Finnish), conseiller [masculine] (French), conseillère [feminine] (French), Berater [masculine] (German), Beraterin [feminine] (German), 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ragineis) [masculine] (Gothic), יוֹעֵץ (yo'étz) [masculine] (Hebrew), tanácsadó (Hungarian), konselor (Indonesian), nevvoja (Ingrian), 顧問 (komon) (alt: こもん) (Japanese), 相談役 (sōdan'yaku) (alt: そうだんやく) (Japanese), カウンセラー (kaunserā) (Japanese), mantri (Javanese), consiliātor [masculine] (Latin), kaunselor (Malay), rǣdġiefa [masculine] (Old English), wita [masculine] (Old English), نصیحتجی (nasihatci) (Ottoman Turkish), مشاور (mošâver) (Persian), consilier [masculine] (Romanian), consilieră [feminine] (Romanian), sfătuitor [masculine] (Romanian), sfătuitoare [feminine] (Romanian), consultant [masculine] (Romanian), consultantă [feminine] (Romanian), консульта́нт (konsulʹtánt) [masculine] (Russian), консульта́нтка (konsulʹtántka) [feminine] (Russian), сове́тник (sovétnik) [masculine] (Russian), сове́тница (sovétnica) [feminine] (Russian), neach-comhairle [feminine, masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), kurator [common-gender] (Swedish), socialkurator (Swedish), tagapayo (Tagalog), nasihatçi (Turkish), ра́дник (rádnyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ра́дниця (rádnycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), cynghorydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-counselor-en-noun-UE61U-MS Disambiguation of People: 30 10 22 15 23 Disambiguation of 'professional who counsels people': 71 6 9 7 6
  2. (education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health. Tags: US Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-counselor-en-noun-psfyqzt9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 58 6 2 20 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 12 57 7 5 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 67 6 4 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 47 14 4 23 Topics: education
  3. (law) An attorney. Tags: US Categories (topical): Law, Occupations Translations (attorney): ügyvéd (Hungarian), ǣwita [masculine] (Old English)
    Sense id: en-counselor-en-noun-xKoL6oYD Disambiguation of Occupations: 20 18 28 17 17 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'attorney': 4 6 80 5 6
  4. (politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister. Tags: US Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-counselor-en-noun-qtYDGTmE Topics: government, politics
  5. (US) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp. Tags: US Translations (camp counselor): מַדְרִיךְ (madríkh) [masculine] (Hebrew), מַדְרִיכָה (madrikhá) [feminine] (Hebrew), felügyelő (Hungarian), felvigyázó (Hungarian), gyerekfelügyelő (Hungarian), gyerekfelvigyázó (Hungarian), вожа́тый (vožátyj) [masculine] (Russian), вожа́тая (vožátaja) [feminine] (Russian), баһаатай (bahaatay) (Yakut)
    Sense id: en-counselor-en-noun-gKbMOafh Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'camp counselor': 0 0 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: counsellor [British, Canada], counselour, counsellour [obsolete], counseller [archaic] Derived forms: college counselor, community counselor, family counselor, guidance counselor, marriage counselor, mental health counselor, rehabilitation counselor, school counselor

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      "sense": "professional who counsels people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "gyerekfelvigyázó"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vožátyj",
      "sense": "camp counselor",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вожа́тый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vožátaja",
      "sense": "camp counselor",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "вожа́тая"
    },
    {
      "code": "sah",
      "lang": "Yakut",
      "roman": "bahaatay",
      "sense": "camp counselor",
      "word": "баһаатай"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "counselor"
  ],
  "word": "counselor"
}

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