| Counselor 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. Thesaurus Entries 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 |