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Added 9 October 2026

counselor

/ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/ noun

In Latin: consiliātor Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about counselor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Someone who gives advice about problems.
Someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.
A lawyer who pleads cases in court.

Origin

From Middle English counseilour, counseiler, from Anglo-Norman cunseiler, from Old French conseillier, from Latin cōnsiliārius, agent noun from cōnsilior (“to 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”).

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