marriage counsellormarriage counselorn.
/ˈmarɪdʒ ˌkaʊnsl̩ə/, /ˈmarɪdʒ ˌkaʊnslə/, U.S. /ˈmɛrɪdʒ ˌkaʊns(ə)lər/ Originally U.S.
A person who provides marriage counselling.
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marriage counsellor1937
1937 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 4 Aug. 12/2 (advt.) Marriage counselor—Former director, Family Problems Clinic of Los Angeles. Available for consultations in Reno during August.
1948 D. R. Mace Marriage Counselling 7 The marriage counsellor (or counselor, as they spell the word) is, as far as I am aware, an American invention. The term was in common usage in the United States before it was adopted in Britain... I was responsible for importing it into the marriage guidance movement over here.
1954 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 19 783/1 The latter is marriage counsellor for a medical clinic at Wichita, Kansas.
1970 G. Greer Female Eunuch 19 The revolutionary woman must know her enemies, the doctors, psychiatrists,..marriage counsellors.
1998 Guardian 3 Aug. i. 6/7 He and his wife Mary, a marriage counsellor, hope to visit Britain.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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