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counsellor

 
 
/ˈkaʊnsələr/ noun [C] UK (US counselor) HR

Definition

a person who has been trained to do the job of listening to people who have problems or who want to achieve something, and giving them advice: An employment counselor helps individual clients to set goals for themselves in education, training and employment. → See also career counsellor, commercial counsellor, debt counsellor
(Definition of counsellor noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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