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

The petition further accuses prosecutors of withholding exculpatory material, including internal FBI notes, grand jury records and information about Epstein’s properties and financial transactions. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 18 Dec. 2025

Along with the two counts of first degree murder, prosecutors added special circumstances of multiple murders and a special allegation that the defendant used a dangerous weapon, a knife. —Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025

In the Mays case, two months have been set aside for jury selection and trial, which will likely last more than two weeks, prosecutors wrote in the filing. —Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025

Nick Reiner showed up to court on Wednesday for his arraignment wearing a blue suicide prevention vest after prosecutors charged him with killing his parents, film director Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. —Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 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