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Attorney vs Counselor - What's the difference?

attorney | counselor |

As nouns the difference between attorney and counselor

is that attorney is a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession while counselor is a professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.

attorney

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
  • An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

    • Usage notes

    * In the "agent" sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

    Synonyms

    * mouthpiece (slang) * advocate

    Derived terms

    () * attorney general * attorney-in-fact * attorney-at-law * patent attorney * power of attorney (POA) * trade mark attorney

    counselor

    English

    (wikipedia counselor)

    Alternative forms

    * counselour; counsellor (qualifier); counsellour; counseller (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A professional who counsels people, especially on personal problems.
  • A licensed and professionally trained counselor.
  • (education) A school counselor, often in a specialty such as careers, education, or health.
  • (legal) A counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law or counsellor-at-law is an attorney.
  • (politics) A high ranking diplomat, usually just below an ambassador or minister.
  • (leisure) A children’s supervisor, usually at camp.

    • Derived terms

    * community counseling * rehabilitation counseling * marriage counseling * family counseling * school counseling * mental health counseling * college counseling