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counselor
noun
a
person
trained
to
give
advice
and
emotional
support
to
people
who
have
personal
,
social
,
or
psychological
problems
•
After
the
accident
,
Maria
spoke
with
a
counselor
to
help
her
cope
with
her
anxiety
.
After
the
accident
,
Maria
spoke
with
a
counselor
to
help
her
cope
with
her
anxiety
.
•
The
school
hired
an
additional
counselor
so
students
could
get
advice
about
college
applications
.
The
school
hired
an
additional
counselor
so
students
could
get
advice
about
college
applications
.
From
Middle
English
counseilour
,
borrowed
from
Anglo-French
,
from
Old
French
conseiller
“
to
advise
.”
noun
a
lawyer
who
gives
legal
advice
and
speaks
for
clients
in
court
•
The
judge
asked
the
defense
counselor
to
present
her
closing
argument
.
The
judge
asked
the
defense
counselor
to
present
her
closing
argument
.
•
Before
signing
the
contract
,
Lucas
consulted
a
counselor
to
understand
the
fine
print
.
Before
signing
the
contract
,
Lucas
consulted
a
counselor
to
understand
the
fine
print
.
Legal
sense
extended
in
American
English
during
the
18th
century
from
the
earlier
general
sense
of
‘
adviser
’.
noun
a
senior
diplomatic
officer
in
an
embassy
,
ranking
just
below
an
ambassador
•
The
economic
counselor
at
the
embassy
arranged
a
meeting
with
local
business
leaders
.
The
economic
counselor
at
the
embassy
arranged
a
meeting
with
local
business
leaders
.
•
She
was
promoted
to
political
counselor
after
ten
years
of
diplomatic
service
.
She
was
promoted
to
political
counselor
after
ten
years
of
diplomatic
service
.
Borrowed
into
diplomatic
language
from
French
conseiller
,
reflecting
19th-century
European
diplomatic
rankings
.
