Counselor — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who gives advice about problems

someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊnsəlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈaʊnsələ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈaʊnsələ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊnsəlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

counsellor pleader advocate counselor-at-law counsel

Word Forms

counselorship	noun	the position of counselor
counsel	verb	give advice to
counsellorship	noun	the position of counselor
plead	verb	make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Berater

jemand, der bei Problemen Ratschläge gibt

🇫🇷French

conseiller

quelqu'un qui donne des conseils sur les problèmes

🇪🇸Spanish

consejero

alguien que da consejos sobre problemas

🇮🇹Italian

consigliere

qualcuno che dà consigli sui problemi

🇳🇱Dutch

raadgever

iemand die advies geeft bij problemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

conselheiro

alguém que dá conselhos sobre problemas

🇷🇺Russian

консультант

тот, кто дает советы по поводу проблем

India

🇮🇳Hindi

काउंसलर

कोई व्यक्ति जो समस्याओं के बारे में सलाह देता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পরামর্শদাতা

যে কেউ সমস্যা সম্পর্কে পরামর্শ দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆலோசகர்

பிரச்சனைகளைப் பற்றி ஆலோசனை வழங்கும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సలహాదారు

సమస్యల గురించి సలహా ఇచ్చే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सल्लागार

समस्यांबद्दल सल्ला देणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાઉન્સેલર

સમસ્યાઓ વિશે સલાહ આપનાર વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಲಹೆಗಾರ

ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸಲಹೆ ನೀಡುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപദേശകൻ

പ്രശ്നങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ച് ഉപദേശം നൽകുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਲਾਹਕਾਰ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਲਾਹ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مشیر

کوئی جو مسائل کے بارے میں مشورہ دیتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

顾问

就问题提供建议的人

🇯🇵Japanese

カウンセラー

問題についてアドバイスをくれる人

🇰🇷Korean

참사관

문제에 대해 조언을 해주는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cố vấn

một người đưa ra lời khuyên về các vấn đề

🇹🇭Thai

ที่ปรึกษา

คนที่ให้คำแนะนำเกี่ยวกับปัญหา

🇮🇩Indonesian

konselor

seseorang yang memberi nasihat tentang masalah

🇵🇭Filipino

tagapayo

isang taong nagbibigay ng payo tungkol sa mga problema

🇲🇾Malay

kaunselor

seseorang yang memberi nasihat tentang masalah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستشار

شخص يقدم النصائح حول المشاكل

🇮🇷Persian

مشاور

کسی که در مورد مشکلات مشاوره می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

danışman

sorunlar hakkında tavsiye veren biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

יוֹעֵץ

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