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counselor

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

Origin: From , counseiler, from , from , from , agent noun from to take counsel, from plan, council, wisdom, advice. Compare councilor. Displaced native , , and , from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “The amount of times I've been asked if my caduceus tattoo is because I'm in medicine when the reality is I was supposed to become a counselor at juvenile Diabetes camp in Florida after graduating high school - then I moved to Europe, forever changing the trajectory of my life”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Delete this. Rape and/or sexual harassment is NOT “horny-nes”. Just delete this and go talk to a rape counselor to find out why.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “So Bluesky Moderation works like your middle school guidance counselor? "THIS WILL GO ON YOUR PERMANENT RECORD!"”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “It does serve that purpose too! But yeah, a part of the camp culture was to get a diabetes-related tattoo when you aged out of the program to then become a counselor”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “You brought a girlfriend to a dinner attended by your wife? Bold move counselor. Bold move.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.

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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(legal) An attorney.

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  • “You will only get counselor privileges with me if you are not a threat to other people's safety or ability to lead a healthy, full life.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Wonderful!! My kiddo was a camper & UJL (counselor in training) at Camp Brave Trails. Our kids need community and fun and joy. We need to support them, protect them, advocate for them, love them. They're kids just like any other.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “I witnessed a teacher screaming at a counselor because he didn’t want to accommodate a disabled student.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The executive director for Pro Bono Counseling oversees a team that matches residents with limited or no health insurance to an appropriate counselor for free ongoing therapy sessions. #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “ooooh! (takes notes) also: I LOVE this series. the ones about the guidance counselor and the historian brought me to tears, absolutely heartwrenching and clever”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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