Meanings
plural counselors · alternative Canada UK counsellor · alternative obsolete counselour · alternative obsolete counsellour · alternative archaic counseller
- A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
- governmentA high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
- USA children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn attorney.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna lawyer who pleads cases in court
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincōnsiliārius
- Old Frenchconseillier
- Anglo-Normancunseiler
- Middle Englishcounseilour
- Englishcounselor
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”).
More words from Middle English, Anglo-Norman, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans berader
- beraderprofessional who counsels people
Ancient Greek σύμβουλος, μήστωρ
- σύμβουλος (súmboulos)professional who counsels people
- μήστωρ (mḗstōr)professional who counsels people
Bulgarian съве́тник
- съве́тник (săvétnik)professional who counsels people
Chinese Mandarin 顧問 /顾问, 律师
- 顧問 /顾问 (gùwèn)professional who counsels people
- 律师 (lǜshī)attorney
Czech poradce, poradkyně
- poradceprofessional who counsels people
- poradkyněprofessional who counsels people
Finnish neuvoja
- neuvojaprofessional who counsels people
French conseiller, conseillère
- conseillerprofessional who counsels people
- conseillèreprofessional who counsels people
- avocatattorney
- avocateattorney
- moniteurcamp counselor
- animateurcamp counselor
German Berater, Beraterin
- Beraterprofessional who counsels people
- Beraterinprofessional who counsels people
Hebrew יוֹעֵץ, מַדְרִיךְ
- יוֹעֵץ (yo'étz)professional who counsels people
- מַדְרִיךְ (madríkh)camp counselor
- מַדְרִיכָה (madrikhá)camp counselor
Hindi परामर्शदाता
- परामर्शदाता (parāmarśadātā)professional who counsels people
Hungarian tanácsadó, ügyvéd
- tanácsadóprofessional who counsels people
- ügyvédattorney
- felügyelőcamp counselor
- felvigyázócamp counselor
- gyerekfelügyelőcamp counselor
- gyerekfelvigyázócamp counselor
Indonesian konselor
- konselorprofessional who counsels people
Japanese 顧問, 相談役
- 顧問 (komon)professional who counsels people
- 相談役 (sōdan'yaku)professional who counsels people
- カウンセラー (kaunserā)professional who counsels people
Latin consiliātor, advocātus
- consiliātorprofessional who counsels people
- advocātusattorney
- monitorcamp counselor
- ductorcamp counselor
Malay kaunselor
- kaunselorprofessional who counsels people
Persian مشاور
- مشاور (mošâver)professional who counsels people
Romanian consilier, consilieră
- consilierprofessional who counsels people
- consilierăprofessional who counsels people
- sfătuitorprofessional who counsels people
- sfătuitoareprofessional who counsels people
- consultantprofessional who counsels people
- consultantăprofessional who counsels people
Russian консульта́нт, консульта́нтка
- консульта́нт (konsulʹtánt)professional who counsels people
- консульта́нтка (konsulʹtántka)professional who counsels people
- сове́тник (sovétnik)professional who counsels people
- сове́тница (sovétnica)professional who counsels people
- вожа́тый (vožátyj)camp counselor
- вожа́тая (vožátaja)camp counselor
Scottish Gaelic neach-comhairle
- neach-comhairleprofessional who counsels people
Spanish consejero, abogado
- consejeroprofessional who counsels people
- abogadoattorney
- abogadaattorney
- monitorcamp counselor
- monitoracamp counselor
Swedish kurator, socialkurator
- kuratorprofessional who counsels people
- socialkuratorprofessional who counsels people
Tagalog tagapayo
- tagapayoprofessional who counsels people
Turkish nasihatçi
- nasihatçiprofessional who counsels people
Ukrainian ра́дник, ра́дниця
- ра́дник (rádnyk)professional who counsels people
- ра́дниця (rádnycja)professional who counsels people
Welsh cynghorydd
- cynghoryddprofessional who counsels people
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
counselor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counselor
“counselor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counselor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counselor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counselor.
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