Definition of litigator
plural litigators
: one who carries on a legal contest by judicial process : one who litigates legal cases
- As a civil-rights litigator, Payton had argued a Richmond, Va., case before the Supreme Court …
- —William Greider
- For thirty years he had been a ruthless litigator, the meanest, nastiest, and without a doubt one of the most effective courtroom brawlers in Chicago.
- —John Grisham
- In the 1950's and 60's, he became known as the consummate litigator. Lawyers and judges describe him in the courtroom as wily, charming, eloquent and erudite, with a light but deft touch at cross-examination.
- —Jan Hoffman
