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counsellor

/ˈkaʊnsələr/ /ˈkaʊnslər/

Meanings
noun
A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

Examples :

"Maria felt overwhelmed with stress, so she made an appointment with a school counsellor to talk about her problems. "
person job service human mind

Related Words

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration applications

applications noun

/ˌæplɪˈkeɪʃənz/

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

Illustration appointment

appointment noun

/əˈpɔɪnt.mɛnt/

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust

"His appointment was deemed suitable"

Illustration professional

professional noun

/pɹəˈfɛʃənəl/

A person who belongs to a profession

"My uncle is a professional engineer. "

Illustration counselor

counselor noun

/ˈkaʊnsələ(ɹ)/

A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

"The school counselor helped Sarah with her problems at home. "

Illustration negotiations

negotiations noun

/nɪˌɡəʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/ /nɪˌɡoʊʃiˈeɪʃənz/

The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

"The salary negotiations between the employee and the company ended with a mutually agreeable compromise. "

Illustration specialty

specialty noun

/ˈspɛʃəlti/

That in which one specializes; a chosen expertise or talent.

"They cook well overall, but their true specialty is pasta."

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration government

government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

The body with the power to make and/or enforce laws to control a country, land area, people or organization.

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

Illustration ambassador

ambassador noun

/æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/ /æmˈbæs.ə.dɚ/

A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to represent there his sovereign or country. (Sometimes called ambassador-in-residence)

"The ambassador from France delivered a speech to the student body about French culture. "

Illustration supervisor

supervisor noun

/ˈsuːpɚˌvaɪzɚ/

A person with the official task of overseeing the work of a person or group, or of other operations and activities.

"The supervisor assigned the new tasks to the team. "

Illustration overwhelmed

overwhelmed verb

/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/ /ˌoʊvɚˈ(h)wɛlmd/

To engulf, surge over and submerge.

"The dinghy was overwhelmed by the great wave."