Counselor

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: coun=se=lor

CIDE DICTIONARY

Counselor, n. [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.].

•  One who counsels; an adviser.  [1913 Webster]

  "Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counselor, or no?"  [1913 Webster]
•  One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.  [1913 Webster]

  "[See under Consilor.]"  [1913 Webster]
•  someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.  [PJC]

  "Good counselors lack no clients."  [1913 Webster]

THESAURUS

Counselor

Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, advocate, agent, amicus curiae, attorney, attorney-at-law, backseat driver, barrister, barrister-at-law, buttinsky, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor-at-law, deputy, expert, friend at court, guide, instructor, intercessor, kibitzer, lawyer, legal adviser, legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist, meddler, mentor, monitor, mouthpiece, nestor, orienter, pleader, preceptist, proctor, procurator, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer, solicitor, teacher

ROGET THESAURUS

Counselor

Advice

N advice, counsel, adhortation, word to the wise, suggestion, submonition, recommendation, advocacy, advisement, exhortation, expostulation, admonition, guidance, instruction, charge, injunction, obtestation, Governor's message, President's message, King's message, Queen's speech, message, speech from the throne, adviser, prompter, counsel, counselor, monitor, mentor, Nestor, magnus Apollo, senator, teacher, guide, manual, chart, physician, doctor, leech, archiater, arbiter, reference, referment, consultation, conference, pourparler, recommendatory, hortative, dehortatory, admonitory, Int, go to!, give every man thine ear but few thy voice, I pray thee cease thy counsel, my guide, philosopher, and friend, 'twas good advice and meant, my son be good, verbum sat sapienti, a word to the wise is sufficient, vive memor leti, we, ask advice but we mean approbation.