prosecutor

noun

pros·​e·​cu·​tor ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 

1

: a person who institutes a prosecution before a court

2

: prosecuting attorney

Examples of prosecutor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday. —Lauren Del Valle, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025

She was charged with reckless driving causing serious impairment of a body function and failure to stop at a scene of accident resulting in serious impairment or death, the prosecutor said. —Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025

The 63-year-old Maxwell arrived over the summer after agreeing to meet with federal prosecutors and before the Supreme Court denied her latest appeal. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025

Donna, prosecutors allege, involved herself in Wendi’s divorce. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for prosecutor

• persecutor
• commuter
• computer
• polluter
• recruiter
• microcomputer
• minicomputer
• supercomputer
• neuter
• pewter
• router
• scooter

Kids Definition

prosecutor

noun

pros·​e·​cu·​tor ˈpräs-i-ˌkyüt-ər 

: a person (as a district attorney) who prosecutes especially a criminal case as lawyer for the state

Legal Definition

prosecutor

noun

pros·​e·​cu·​tor ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər 

1

: a person who institutes a prosecution (as by making an affidavit or complaint charging the defendant)

2

: a government attorney who presents the state's case against the defendant in a criminal prosecution