counselor

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A person who gives counsel; an adviser.
2. n. An attorney, especially a trial lawyer.
3. n. A person who supervises young people at a summer camp. See Usage Note at council.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Any person who gives counsel or advice; an adviser: as, in Great Britain the peers of the realm are hereditary counselors of the crown.
2. n. A counseling lawyer; a barrister; specifically, in some of the United States, an attorney admitted to practise in all the courts: called distinctively a counselor at law.
3. n. Same as councilor, but properly a different word, the two being confused. See councilor.

Wiktionary

1. n. A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
2. n. A licensed and professionally trained counselor.
3. n. education A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
4. n. law A counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law or counsellor-at-law is an attorney.
5. n. politics A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
6. n. leisure A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. One who counsels; an adviser.
2. n. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate. [See under Consilor.]
3. n. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.
4. n. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
2. n. someone who gives advice about problems
3. n. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp