counselor
/ˈkau̇n(t)-s(ə-)lər/ (ame, mw)
counselor — noun
1. a person trained to listen to someone and help them work through emotional, fami
a person trained to listen to someone and help them work through emotional, family, or career difficulties through one-to-one conversations.
Tanvi started seeing a grief counselor after her mother passed away.
noun + counselor: 'grief / marriage / school counselor'
Our school's career counselor helped Eli choose between studying engineering and architecture.
career counselor: someone who advises on job choices
The clinic offers free counselors for students struggling with anxiety during exam season.
Isabela trained for three years before she could practice as a licensed counselor.
Many couples visit a marriage counselor when small arguments start to grow into big ones.
- therapist
more clinical, focused on mental-health treatment
- advisor
broader; covers any field, not only emotional or career help
- guidance officer
school-only role, less common in everyday speech
文法句型
counselor + at/in [place]
counselor + for [client group]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person who has formal training; informal advice from a friend would not normally be called counseling. Often paired with a modifier that names the area of help (grief, school, marriage, drug, career).
常見錯誤
2. a lawyer, especially one who represents clients in front of a judge or jury and
a lawyer, especially one who represents clients in front of a judge or jury and is sometimes addressed in court as 'Counselor'.
The judge asked, 'Counselor, do you have any further questions for the witness?'
direct address: 'Counselor' used by a judge
Darius hired one of the city's best counselors to defend him against the fraud charges.
hire a counselor (formal for 'lawyer')
As counselor for the plaintiff, Ada presented three years of medical records.
The firm assigned a junior counselor to help with the contract dispute.
文法句型
counselor + for [party]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this is the courtroom-lawyer sense, common in American legal usage and as a polite form of address by judges. Often spelled 'counsellor' in British English, but the legal sense is far less common outside the United States.
常見錯誤
3. a young adult, often a college student, paid to supervise a small group of child
a young adult, often a college student, paid to supervise a small group of children during summer camp — leading daily activities, sleeping in their cabin, and keeping them safe.
Minho worked as a camp counselor every summer to help pay his college fees.
camp counselor (typical compound)
Each cabin of ten kids had two counselors who slept in the same building.
counselor as group supervisor at a camp
The counselors at Lake Pinewood taught the children how to paddle a canoe.
Christopher loved being a counselor because the kids made him feel like a big brother.
- camp leader
interchangeable in British contexts where 'counselor' is rare
- monitor
broader; can refer to any adult in charge of children
文法句型
counselor + at [camp]
用法筆記
Almost always appears with 'camp' — 'camp counselor' is the fixed compound. Subject is usually a teenager or college student rather than a trained professional.