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Synonyms for counselor

  • noun
  • American English

Most common

attorney lawyer advocate counsel advisor mentor consul

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Other

consul

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    An attorney.

  2. n. 2

    A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

Related words

Phrases
guidance counselor school counselor
Other spellings
counsellor UK

Forms

Plural
counselors → attorneys, lawyers, counsels, advocates…

Example sentences

  • attorney Dmitri was appointed as the new district attorney.
  • lawyer Ben decided to tell the lawyer everything he knew.
  • advocate They advocate for the protection of humain rights.
  • counsel The counsel pleased Pharaoh, and all his servants.
  • advisor I wonder what my old faculty advisor is up to.
  • mentor Antonio is not going to be Rima’s mentor anymore.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
counselorsteady
attorneysteady
lawyerrising
advocatesteady
counselfalling
advisorrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
guide1
6 letters
lawyer2, mentor2, consul2
7 letters
monitor3, counsel2, advisor3, pleader
8 letters
attorney3, advocate3
10 letters
instructor3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lawyer2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
conseillère
Deutsch
Beraterin