Counselor
Counselor noun - A person who gives advice especially professionally.
Usage example: a young couple going to a marriage counselor
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Synonyms for Counselor
Professional and counselor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Professional" instead a noun "Counselor".
Professional
Professional noun - A person engaged in one of the learned professions.
Counselor and professional are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Counselor" instead a noun "Professional".
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Realizing his boss is a stuck-up virgin Dave sets him up with a professional 'sex counselor' (actually a prostitute) and the problem is resolved.
Source: Homoerotic Dream - Realising his boss is a stuck-up virgin Dave sets him up with a professional sex counselor and the problem is resolved (actually Gus passes out from anxiety and the hooker lies to him about his night of passion — what else would you pay a hooker for?).
Source: Professional Sex Ed -
You need a counselor, not a bar professional.
Source: Series / Bar Rescue
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