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Definition: Counsellor |
CounsellorNoun1. Someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp. 2. Some who gives advice about problems. 3. A lawyer who pleads cases in court. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "counsellor" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references) |
"Counsellor" is a common misspelling or typo for: counselor. |
| Domain | Definition |
Bible | Counsellor an adviser (Prov. 11:14; 15:22), a king's state counsellor (2 Sam. 15:12). Used once of the Messiah (Isa. 9:6). In Mark 15:43, Luke 23:50, the word probably means a member of the Jewish Sanhedrim. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
General | Person appointed to give specialist or expert information on a particular event, or generally. Source: European Union. (references) |
Public Administration | One who assists individual students to make adjustments and choices especially in regard to vocational, educational, and personal matters. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Personnel officer at a Dutch university with responsibility for ensuring that trainee research. Not to be confused with tutor or PhD supervisor assistants receive the proper amount of training and are given enough time for their own research. Not to be confused with tutor or PhD supervisor. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Sports & Leisure | An official who directs a group of camp members in some recreational activity (as swimming, dramatics, handicraft). Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: CounsellorSynonyms: advocate (n), counsel (n), counselor (n), counselor-at-law (n), pleader (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Lawyer | Noun: lawyer, attorney, legal counsel; counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law; jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate; barrister, barrister at law; King's or Queen's counsel; K.C.; Q.C.; silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher; tubman, judge. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Counsellor |
| Specialty definitions using "counsellor": Ahithophel ♦ FRIEND ♦ Glossin ♦ Male suada Fames. (references) |
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H.w. Beecher | A book is a garden, an orchard, a storehouse, a party, a company by the way, a counsellor, a multitude of counsellors. |
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Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | His manners held a medium between the courtier which he had never been and the counsellor which he might have been. |
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| "Counsellor" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 99.32% of the time. "Counsellor" is used about 588 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 99.32% | 584 | 10,844 |
| Noun (proper) | 0.51% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Noun (common) | 0.17% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 588 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "counsellor": academic counsellor ♦ counsellor in training ♦ marriage guidance counsellor ♦ privy counsellor ♦ wise counsellor. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "counsellor": counsellor-at-law. | |
Ending with "counsellor": co-counsellor. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "counsellor"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | përgjegjës (accountable, answerable, boss, chief, corresponding, curator, foreman, liable, manager, responsible, responsive, supervisor), këshilltar (adviser, councillor, counselor, mentor, monitor), avokat (advocate, barrister, counsel, counselor, jurist, lawyer, vakeel, Vakil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | المحامي (advocate, attorney, jurist), المستشار (chancellory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съветник (adviser, advisor, aide, councillor, doctor, guide, monitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 雇问. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | rádce (conferee, counselor), právník (counselor, jurist, lawyer), poradce (adviser, consultant, counselor), advokát (attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | rådgiver (adviser, advisor), konsulent (adviser, advisor, analyst, systems analyst), ambassaderåd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | mentor, raadgever, adviseur (adviser, advisor, animal consultant, breeding adviser, breeding consultant, consultant, husbandry adviser, livestock consultant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | konsilanto. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | neuvonantaja (adviser), neuvoja (adviser, consultant), konsulentti (adviser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | conseiller (consultant, councillor, counsel). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | riejouwer (consultant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Ratgeber (adviser, counselor, mentor), Beirat (adviser, advisory council). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύμβουλος (advisor, consultant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מיעץ (adviser, advisory, consultant), יועץ (adviser, consultant), עורך "ין (advocate, attorney, barrister, lawyer, solicitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | bizalmas (chummy, colloquial, confidant, confidante, confidential, discrete, familiar, gossiping, internal, intimate, low down, near, private, shirt-sleeve, shirttail, thick, trusted). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | penasehat (adviser, mentor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | consigliere (advice, adviser, consultant, council, councillor, councilor, counselor, mentor, monitor), consulente (advisor, appraiser, consultant, counsel, counselor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 助言者 (adviser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | じょ""しゃ (adviser), じょ'"しゃ (adviser). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 상담역. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | fer coyrlee (adviser, council), coyrlagh (adviser, consultant, consultative). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Papiamen | konsehero. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ounsellorcay conselheiro (adviser, councillor, counselor, mentor). (various references) consilier (adviser, consultant, councillor), sfãtuitor (adviser, counsel, friend, monitor). (various references) советник (advice councilor, adviser, compliance officer, councillor, counselor). (various references) comhairleach (councillor). (various references) savetnik (adviser, counselor, informer). (various references) consejero (adviser, consultant, councillor, councilor, counselor). (various references) rådgivare (adviser, advisor, mentor). (various references) tagapayo. (various references) ผู้ให้คำปรึกษา (counselor, oracle), ทนายความ (counsel, counselor, lawyer). (various references) yaz kampı idarecisi (counselor), müşavir (adviser, advisor, counselor, syndic), elçiden sonraki diplomat (counselor), danışman (adviser, advisor, consultant, consulting, counsel, counselor, guidance conselor, guide, mentor, supervisor). (various references) радник (adviser, advisor, councillor, counselor, monitor), вихователь (counselor, educator, fosterer, nurse-father, tutor), адвокат (advocate, attorney, barrister, counselor, counsels, jurist, procurator). (various references) cynghorwr (councillor, exhorter), cwnseler. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Old English | 450-1100 | runwita. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 50 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai idou anhr onomati iwshf bouleuthV uparcwn anhr agaqoV kai dikaioV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et ecce vir nomine Ioseph qui erat decurio vir bonus et iustus |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And þa an man on naman iosep: se wæs gerefa god wer and rihtwis: |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And lo! a man, Joseph bi name, of Aramathie, a cite of Judee, that was a decurien, a good man and a iust, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And beholde ther was a man named Ioseph a councelloure and was a good man and a iuste |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And, behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counsellor; and he was a good man, and a just: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And behold, there was a man named Joseph, a counselor: and he was a good man, and a just: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now there was a man named Joseph, a man of authority and a good and upright man |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 23, Verse 50 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug dihay usa ka tawo nga ginganlan si Jose nga taga-Arimatea, usa ka lungsod sa mga Judio. Siya sakop sa Sanhedrin, ug usa siya ka tawong maayo ug matarung, |
| Chinese | 有 一 個 人 名 叫 約 瑟 、 是 個 議 士 、 為 人 善 良 公 義 ． |
| Croatian | I doðe èovjek imenom Josip, vijeænik, èovjek èestit i pravedan; |
| Danish | Og se, en Mand ved Navn Josef, som var Rådsherre, en god og retfærdig Mand, |
| Dutch | En zie, een man, met name Jozef, zijnde een raadsheer, een goed en rechtvaardig man, |
| Finnish | Ja katso, oli neuvoston jäsen, nimeltä Joosef, hyvä ja hurskas mies, joka ei ollut suostunut heidän neuvoonsa ja tekoonsa. |
| French | Il y avait un conseiller, nommé Joseph, homme bon et juste, |
| German | Und siehe, ein Mann mit Namen Joseph, ein Ratsherr, der war ein guter, frommer Mann |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Te gen yon jwif ki te rele Jozèf, moun lavil Arimate. Se te yon bon gason ki te mache dwat devan Bondye. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ada seorang bernama Yusuf, yang berasal dari kota Arimatea di negeri Yudea. Ia seorang baik yang dihormati orang, dan yang sedang menantikan masanya Allah mulai memerintah sebagai Raja. Meskipun ia anggota Mahkamah Agama, ia tidak setuju dengan keputusan dan tindakan mahkamah itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka adalah seorang bernama Yusuf, seorang sidang Majelis Bicara, orang yang baik lagi adil, |
| Italian | C'era un uomo di nome Giuseppe, membro del sinedrio, persona buona e giusta. |
| Latvian | Un, lûk, viens vîrs, Jâzeps vârdâ, bûdams labs un taisnîgs cilvçks, kas bija pilsçtas pârvaldes loceklis, |
| Maori | ¶ Na tera tetahi tangata, ko Hohepa te ingoa, he tangata noho runanga; he tangata pai, he tangata tika: |
| Norwegian | Og se, det var en mann ved navn Josef, som var rådsherre, og en god og rettferdig mann - |
| Portuguese | Então um homem chamado José, natural de Arimatéia, cidade dos judeus, membro do sinédrio, homem bom e justo, |
| Rumanian | Era un sfetnic al Soborului, numit Iosif, om bun wi evlavios, |
| Shuar | ¶ Naka Enentáimin pénker aishman ámiayi ni naari Jusé. Arimatéa pepru Jutía Núnkanam ana nuyauyayi. Israer-shuara Uunt Iruntairin Páchitkiauyayi. |
| Spanish | He aquí, había un hombre llamado José, el cual era miembro del concilio, y un hombre bueno y justo. |
| Swahili | Kulikuwa na mtu mmoja jina lake Yosefu, mwenyeji wa kijiji kimoja cha Wayahudi kiitwacho Armathaya. Alikuwa mtu mwema anayeheshimika; |
| Swedish | Nu var där en rådsherre, vi namn Josef, en god och rättfärdig man, |
| Uma | ¶ |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "counsellor": counsellors. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "counsellor" (pronounced kou"nsuler or kou"nsler) |
| 7 | k ou" n s u l er | councilor, counselor. |
| 5 | -n s u l er | chancellor, consular, insular, peninsular. |
| 4 | -s u l er | hustler, nestler, wrestler. |
| 3 | -u l er | abler, alveolar, angular, annular, avuncular, bachelor, binocular, Buckler, Candler, cardiovascular, cellular, circular, curricular, dangler, dissimilar, embezzler, enabler, equiangular, extracurricular, fiddler, gastrovascular, Girdler, glandular, globular, gobbler, granular, hackler, humbler, hurdler, Idler, intercellular, intermolecular, irregular, jeweler, jocular, juggler, jugular, kindler, kittler, Littler, modular, molecular, muscular, needler, nodular, particular, perpendicular, popular, rattler, rectangular, regular, reveler, saddler, secular, semicircular, settler, shuffler, Sidler, similar, simpler, singular, spectacular, Spindler, Stabler, stapler, stickler, subtler, swindler, testicular, tingler, Tinkler, titular, traveler, traveller, triangular, tubular, unicellular, unpopular, unspectacular, vascular, vehicular, vernacular, wrangler. |
| 3 | -s l er | hostler, rustler, Whistler. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-e-l-l-n-o-o-r-s-u" | |
-1 letter: counselor. | |
-2 letters: colonels, consoler, corneous, coronels, enscroll. | |
-3 letters: cloners, closure, colonel, colones, colonus, colours, colures, console, coolers, cornels, coronel, counsel, creosol, cullers, enrolls, locules, lucerns, ocellus, onerous, sculler, unclose, unloose, unrolls. | |
-4 letters: cellos, censor, ceorls, cerous, cloner, clones, clonus, closer, clours, coleus, colone, colons, colors, colour, colure, consol, consul, cooers, cooler, cornel, cornus, course. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-e-l-l-n-o-o-r-s-u" | |
+1 letter: counsellors. | |
+2 letters: colorfulness. | |
+3 letters: porcellaneous. | |
+4 letters: colorfulnesses, nitrocellulose. | |
+5 letters: nitrocelluloses. | |
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