counselor

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
counselor
    n 1: someone who gives advice about problems [syn: {counselor},
         {counsellor}]
    2: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn:
       {counselor}, {counsellor}]
    3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate},
       {counsel}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law},
       {pleader}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s[e^]l*[~e]r), n. [Written also
   {counsellor}.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L.
   consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
   1. One who counsels; an adviser.
      [1913 Webster]

            Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a
            good counselor, or no?                --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign
      or chief magistrate.

   Note: [See under {Consilor}.]
         [1913 Webster]

   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.
        [1913 Webster]

              Good counselors lack no clients.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

   4. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.
      [PJC]
    
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Counselor, NM
  Zip code(s): 87018
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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

    

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