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

counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s?l-?r), n. [Written also counsellor.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L. consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.] 1. One who counsels; an adviser.

Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a good counselor, or no? --Shak.

2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate.

3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.

Good counselors lack no clients. --Shak.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.