counselor
noun
coun·sel·or
ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər 
variants
or counsellor
1
: a person who gives advice or counseling
a marriage counselor
2
: lawyer
specifically
: one that gives advice in law and manages cases for clients in court
The defendant conferred with his counselor.
3
: one who has supervisory duties at a summer camp
The counselor led the campers on a hike through the woods.
Examples of counselor in a Sentence
He works as a camp counselor.
a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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Fueled by torrential early-morning storms, water engulfed the region’s infamously flood-prone terrain and swept away at least 28 campers and counselors from the beloved girls-only camp, where approximately 750 people were staying, marking one of the most devastated sites that day.
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Janelle Griffith, People.com, 15 July 2025
At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp, are among the victims.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 July 2025
More than 100 people were killed, including 27 young campers and counselors at Camp Mystic in Kerr County.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
At Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp that sat along the Guadalupe River’s flood plain, 27 campers and counselors were killed, swept away in the raging waters.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
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Janelle Griffith, People.com, 15 July 2025
At least 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp, are among the victims.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 14 July 2025
More than 100 people were killed, including 27 young campers and counselors at Camp Mystic in Kerr County.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
At Camp Mystic, an all-girls Christian camp that sat along the Guadalupe River’s flood plain, 27 campers and counselors were killed, swept away in the raging waters.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for counselor
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“Counselor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counselor. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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counselor
noun
coun·sel·or
variants
or counsellor
1
: a person who gives advice
guidance counselor
2
: lawyer
3
: a supervisor of campers or activities at a summer camp
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