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# counselor

noun (a counselor, counselors; UK spelling counsellor)

«counselor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A trained person whose job is to listen to people and help them with personal problems, worries or feelings: «a school counselor». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#m1)
2. (US, Canada) A camp counselor: a young adult who looks after children at a summer camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#m2)
3. (US, law) A lawyer, especially in court: «Counselor, please approach the bench». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#m3)
4. (formal, old) An adviser to a king, queen or leader. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#m4)

### In the lessons

In school and wellbeing lessons, children learn that a school counselor is a safe, trusted adult to talk to about worries, bullying or sadness, and that such talks are private unless someone is at risk. In American summer-camp stories, counselors run activities. In American TV courtroom dramas, judges call lawyers «counselor». In the Bible, God is called «Wonderful Counselor» in Isaiah. Phrases: «school counselor», «guidance counselor», «camp counselor», «marriage counselor».

### Examples

- I talked to the school counselor when my parents split up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x1)
- Our camp counselor taught us to paddle a canoe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x2)
- The guidance counselor helped my sister choose her classes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x3)
- «Objection, counselor!» said the judge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x4)
- The king's counselors advised him not to go to war. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x5)
- The counselor listened without judging me. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x6)
- If something worries you, a counselor is a good person to tell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/#x7)

### Note

American spelling: counselor (one l); British, Irish, Australian and NZ: counsellor (double l); Canada uses both. Homophone trap: «councillor» (UK) or «councilor» (US) is a member of a town council, a different job. «Counsel» means advice or to advise; «council» is a group that runs a town.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «counselor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/counselor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«counselor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/counselor.html) on Mova free.