counselor

English

Alternative forms

• counsellor (UK, Canada);
• counselour, counsellour (obsolete); counseller (archaic)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/, /ˈkaʊnslə(ɹ)/

• Audio (US):

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• Homophone: councilor

Noun

counselor (plural counselors) (American spelling, alternative spelling in Canada)

1. A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
2. (education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
3. (law) An attorney.

   Synonyms: advocate, counsel; see also Thesaurus:lawyer

4. (politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
5. (US) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.

Derived terms

• college counselor
• community counselor
• counselorship
• family counselor
• grief counselor
• guidance counselor
• marriage counselor
• mental health counselor
• rehabilitation counselor
• school counselor
• telecounselor

Translations

professional who counsels people

• Afrikaans: berader
• Albanian: këshilltar (sq)
• Arabic:

  Moroccan Arabic: مستشار m (mustašār), مستشارة f (mustašāra)

• Bulgarian: съве́тник (bg) m (săvétnik)
• Caló: consijador m, consijarí f
• Chamorro: a'akonseha
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 顧問 / 顾问 (zh) (gùwèn)

• Czech: poradce (cs) m, poradkyně (cs) f
• Faroese: ráðgevi m
• Finnish: neuvoja (fi)
• French: conseiller (fr) m, conseillère (fr) f
• Galician: orientador (gl), conselleiro (gl)
• German: Berater (de) m, Beraterin (de) f
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (ragineis)
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: σύμβουλος m (súmboulos), (Epic) μήστωρ m (mḗstōr)

• Hebrew: יוֹעֵץ (he) m (yo'étz)
• Hindi: परामर्शदाता m (parāmarśadātā)
• Hungarian: tanácsadó (hu)
• Indonesian: konselor (id)
• Ingrian: nevvoja
• Japanese: 顧問 (ja) (こもん, komon), 相談役 (ja) (そうだんやく, sōdan'yaku), カウンセラー (ja) (kaunserā)
• Javanese: mantri (jv)
• Ladino: consejero m, consejera f
• Latin: consiliātor m
• Macedonian: советник (mk) m (sovetnik)
• Malay: kaunselor
• Old English: rǣdġiefa m, wita m
• Pannonian Rusyn: совитнїк m (sovitnjik), совитнїца f (sovitnjica)
• Persian: مشاور (fa) (mošâver)
• Romanian: consilier (ro) m, consilieră f, sfătuitor (ro) m, sfătuitoare (ro) f, consultant (ro) m, consultantă (ro) f
• Russian: консульта́нт (ru) m (konsulʹtánt), консульта́нтка (ru) f (konsulʹtántka), сове́тник (ru) m (sovétnik), сове́тница (ru) f (sovétnica)
• Scottish Gaelic: neach-comhairle m or f
• Sindhi: صلاحڪار (salahkaar)
• Spanish: consejero (es) m
• Swedish: kurator (sv) c, socialkurator
• Tagalog: tagapayo
• Tarifit: amcewwar m, tamcewwart f
• Turkish: nasihatçi (tr)

  Ottoman Turkish: نصیحتجی (nasihatci)

• Ukrainian: ра́дник m (rádnyk), ра́дниця f (rádnycja)
• Welsh: cynghorydd (cy) m

attorney

• Arabic:

  Moroccan Arabic: محامي m (muḥāmī), محامية f (muḥāmiyya)

• Caló: vocaró m, vocarí
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 律师 (zh) (lǜshī)

• French: avocat (fr) m, avocate (fr) f
• Hebrew: עוֹרֵךְ דִּין m (orékh dín, literally “The one who arranges the trial”)
• Hungarian: ügyvéd (hu)
• Ladino: avogado m, avogada f
• Latin: advocātus m
• Old English: ǣwita m
• Sindhi: وڪيل (vakeel)
• Spanish: abogado (es) m, abogada (es) f
• Tarifit: amuḥami m, tamuḥamit f

camp counselor

• Arabic:

  Moroccan Arabic: مؤطر m (muʾaṭṭir), مؤطرة f (muʾaṭṭira)

• Caló: sicaró m, sicarí f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 辅导员 (zh) (fǔdǎoyuán, literally “Student/camp instructor or counselor”)

• French: moniteur (fr) m, animateur (fr) m
• Hebrew: מַדְרִיךְ m (madríkh), מַדְרִיכָה f (madrikhá)
• Hungarian: felügyelő (hu), felvigyázó (hu), gyerekfelügyelő, gyerekfelvigyázó
• Ladino: giador, giadora f
• Latin: monitor (la) m, ductor (la) m
• Russian: вожа́тый (ru) m (vožátyj), вожа́тая (ru) f (vožátaja)
• Sindhi: نگران (nigraan)
• Spanish: monitor (es) m, monitora f
• Tarifit: lmunitor m, tlmunitor f
• Yakut: баһаатай (bahaatay)

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