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lawyer
(lɔɪəʳ)
Word forms: plural lawyers
countable noun
A lawyer is a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and represent them in court.
Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
Synonyms: legal adviser, attorney, solicitor, counsel More Synonyms of lawyer
lawyer in British English
(ˈlɔːjə, ˈlɔɪə)
noun
1.
a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor
See also advocate, barrister, solicitor2. a popular name for burbot
Word origin
C14: from law1lawyer in American English
(ˈlɔjər)
noun
1.
a person who has been trained in the law, esp. one whose profession is advising others in matters of law or representingthem in lawsuits
verb intransitive
SYNONYMY NOTE: lawyer is the general term for a person trained in the law and authorized to advise or representothers in legal matters; , counselor and its British equivalent, , barrister, refer to a lawyer who conducts cases in court; , attorney, usually, and its British equivalent, , solicitor, always, refer to a lawyer legally empowered to act for a client, as in drawing upa contract or will, settling property, etc.; , counsel, often equivalent to , counselor, is frequently used collectively for a group of counselors2.
to work as a lawyer
Derived forms
lawyerly (ˈlawyerly) adjective
Word origin
ME lawyere: see law & -ierCOBUILD Collocationslawyer
junior lawyer
qualified lawyer
senior lawyer
specialist lawyer
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Examples of 'lawyer' in a sentencelawyer
Quotations
If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyersThe Old Curiosity Shop
I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer
I don't want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do; I hire him to tell me how to do what I want to do
Woe unto you, lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge Bible: St. Luke
lawyer: one skilled in circumvention of the lawThe Devil's Dictionary
A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client
Word lists withlawyer
AmericaIn other languageslawyer
British English: lawyer /ˈlɔːjə; ˈlɔɪə/ NOUN
A lawyer is a person who is qualified to advise people about the law and represent them in court.
His lawyers say that he is innocent.
- American English: lawyer
- Arabic: مُحَامٍ
- Brazilian Portuguese: advogado
- Chinese: 律师
- Croatian: odvjetnik
- Czech: právník
- Danish: advokat
- Dutch: advocaat
- European Spanish: abogado en general
- Finnish: asianajaja
- French: avocat emploi
- German: Rechtsanwalt
- Greek: δικηγόρος
- Italian: avvocato
- Japanese: 弁護士
- Korean: 변호사
- Norwegian: jurist
- Polish: prawnik
- European Portuguese: advogado
- Romanian: avocat
- Russian: юрист
- Latin American Spanish: abogado
- Swedish: jurist
- Thai: ทนายความ
- Turkish: avukat
- Ukrainian: юрист
- Vietnamese: luật sư
All related terms of 'lawyer'
Chinese translation of 'lawyer'
lawyer
(ˈlɔːjəʳ)
n (c)
-
律师(師)
(lǜshī) (位, wèi)
(noun)
Definition
a member of the legal profession who can advise clients about the law and represent them in court
Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
Synonyms
legal adviser
attorney
a prosecuting attorney
solicitor
I was a solicitor before I retired.
counsel
The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.
advocate
When she became an advocate there were only a few women practising.
barrister
The report has been written by a senior barrister.
counsellor
legal representative
Quotations
proverb
Additional synonyms
in the sense of advocate
Definition
a barrister
When she became an advocate there were only a few women practising.
Synonyms
lawyer,
attorney,
solicitor,
counsel,
barristerin the sense of attorney
Definition
a lawyer
a prosecuting attorney
Synonyms
lawyer,
solicitor,
counsel,
advocate,
barrister,
counsellor,
legal adviser
in the sense of barrister
Definition
a lawyer who is qualified to plead in the higher courts
The report has been written by a senior barrister.
Synonyms
advocate,
lawyer,
attorney,
solicitor,
counsel,
Queen's Counsel,
Q.C.
Synonyms of 'lawyer'
lawyer
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of counsel
Definition
a barrister or group of barristers who conduct cases in court and advise on legal matters
The defence counsel warned that the judge should stop the trial.
Synonyms
legal adviser,
lawyer,
attorney,
solicitor,
advocate,
barristerin the sense of solicitor
Definition
a lawyer who advises clients on matters of law, draws up legal documents, and prepares cases for barristers
I was a solicitor before I retired.
Synonyms
lawyer,
attorney,
counsel,
advocate,
barrister,
counsellor,
legal adviser