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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s[e^]l*[~e]r), noun [Written also {counsellor}.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
1. One who counsels; an adviser.
Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counselor, or no? --Shak.
2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate.
Note: [See under {Consilor}.]
3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.
Syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law; attorney.
Good counselors lack no clients. --Shak.
4. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
counselor
noun
1: some who gives advice about problems [syn: {counsellor}]
2: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: {counsellor}]
3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
44 Moby Thesaurus words for "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
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Counselor, NM Zip code(s): 87018
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