Synonyms of attorney

attorney

noun

1

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another

talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deputy
• representative
• agent
• delegate
• manager
• minister
• rep
• ambassador
• envoy
• proxy
• assignee
• spokesperson
• procurator
• commissary
• diplomat
• spokesman
• factor
• surrogate
• plenipotentiary
• speaker
• distributor
• foreign minister
• diplomatist
• replacement
• broker
• mediator
• arbitrator
• substitute
• operative
• liaison
• spy
• emissary
• alternate
• backup
• informer
• intermediary
• conciliator
• sub
• legate
• peacemaker
• intercessor
• pinch hitter
• arbiter
• relief
• understudy
• stand-in
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• middleman
• point man
• comprador
• point person
• go-between
• compradore
• interposer

2

as in lawyer

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

finished law school and became an attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawyer
• advocate
• counselor
• counsel
• solicitor
• counsellor
• attorney-at-law
• solicitor
• prosecutor
• counselor-at-law
• legal eagle
• cocounsel
• district attorney
• jurist
• prosecuting attorney
• trial lawyer
• legislator
• criminal lawyer
• public defender
• lawmaker
• mouthpiece
• shyster
• ambulance chaser
• lawgiver
• pettifogger
• solon
• Philadelphia lawyer