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

Chkhikvishvili also targeted the United States as a site for attacks because of an ease of accessing firearms, prosecutors said. —Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025

Federal prosecutors say Chkhikvishvili led the Maniac Murder Cult, an extremist group advocating violence to spark a racial and religious war. —Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Nov. 2025

The indictment was then re-drafted to remove the first count, and listed only the two counts that the grand jury approved, Tyler Lemons, a federal prosecutor working on Comey's case, told Nachmanoff on Wednesday. —Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

Both of these suspects have denied any involvement, prosecutors say. —John Miller, CNN Money, 19 Nov. 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