councillor means A member of a council. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 77 out of 100.
Etymology
Alteration of counsellor, by assimilation with council. By surface analysis, council + -or.
noun
- A member of a council.
- In particular, a representative elected to a local authority, such as a city council: a city councillor.“The comments were made at a council meeting last month, during which one councillor questioned whether changing the names would be pushing reconciliation efforts along too quickly. […] At a city council meeting on Oct. 8, Campbell River councillors discussed a letter sent by the B.C. Geographical Names Office inviting comments on the name changes.”
- The title for someone elected to the role of councillor in a local council.