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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s[e^]l*[~e]r), n. [Written also
     {counsellor}.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L.
     consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]
     1. One who counsels; an adviser.
        [1913 Webster]
  


              Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a
              good counselor, or no?                --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign
        or chief magistrate.
  
     Note: [See under {Consilor}.]
           [1913 Webster]
  
     3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage
        causes for clients in court; a barrister.
  
     Syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law;
          attorney.
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                Good counselors lack no clients.    --Shak.
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     4. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  counselor
       n 1: some who gives advice about problems [syn: {counsellor}]
       2: someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp [syn: {counsellor}]
       3: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {advocate}, {counsel},
           {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  44 Moby Thesaurus words for "counselor":
     Dutch uncle, Polonius, admonisher, adviser, advocate, agent,
     amicus curiae, attorney, attorney-at-law, backseat driver,
     barrister, barrister-at-law, buttinsky, confidant, consultant,
     counsel, counselor-at-law, deputy, expert, friend at court, guide,
     instructor, intercessor, kibitzer, lawyer, legal adviser,
     legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist,
     meddler, mentor, monitor, mouthpiece, nestor, orienter, pleader,
     preceptist, proctor, procurator, sea lawyer, self-styled lawyer,
     solicitor, teacher
  
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Counselor, NM
    Zip code(s): 87018

















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