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Etymology
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From Old French conseillier, from Latin consiliator, agent noun from cōnsilior (“I take counsel”), from cōnsilium (“plan, council, wisdom, advice”). Compare councilor. Displaced native Old English rǣdġiefa (literally “advice giver”).
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counselor (plural counselors) (American spelling, alternative spelling in Canada)
- A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
- (education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
- (law) An attorney.
- (politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
- (US) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.
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professional who counsels people
- Afrikaans: berader
- Albanian: këshilltar (sq)
- Bulgarian: съве́тник (bg) m (sǎvétnik)
- Chamorro: a'akonseha
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 顧問/顾问 (zh) (gùwèn)
- Faroese: ráðgevi m
- Finnish: neuvoja (fi)
- French: conseiller (fr) m, conseillère (fr) f
- German: Berater (de) m, Beraterin (de) f
- Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹𐍃 m (ragineis)
- Greek:
- Ancient: σύμβουλος m (súmboulos), (Epic) μήστωρ m (mḗstōr)
- Hebrew: יוֹעֵץ (he) m (yo'étz)
- Hungarian: tanácsadó (hu)
- Indonesian: konselor (id)
- Ingrian: nevvoja
- Japanese: 顧問 (ja) (こもん, komon), 相談役 (ja) (そうだんやく, sōdan'yaku), カウンセラー (ja) (kaunserā)
- Javanese: mantri (jv)
- Latin: consiliātor m
- Malay: kaunselor
- Old English: rǣdġiefa m, wita m
- Ottoman Turkish: نصیحتجی (nasihatci)
- Persian: مشاور (fa) (mošâver)
- Romanian: consilier (ro) m, consilieră f, sfătuitor (ro) m, sfătuitoare (ro) f, consultant (ro) m, consultantă (ro) f
- Russian: консульта́нт (ru) m (konsulʹtánt), консульта́нтка (ru) f (konsulʹtántka), сове́тник (ru) m (sovétnik), сове́тница (ru) f (sovétnica)
- Scottish Gaelic: neach-comhairle m or f
- Swedish: kurator (sv) c, socialkurator
- Tagalog: tagapayo
- Turkish: nasihatçi (tr)
- Ukrainian: ра́дник m (rádnyk), ра́дниця f (rádnycja)
- Welsh: cynghorydd (cy) m
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