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attorney

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1 a person who acts or does business for another

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

Synonyms of attorney

agent, assignee, commissary, delegate, deputy, envoy, factor, minister, procurator, proxy, rep, representative

Words Related to attorney

ambassador, diplomat, diplomatist, emissary, foreign minister, legate, plenipotentiary

alternate, backup, pinch hitter, relief, replacement, stand-in, sub, substitute, surrogate, understudy

informer, operative, spy

broker, distributor, manager

arbiter, arbitrator, comprador (or compradore), conciliator, go-between, intercessor, intermediary, interposer, liaison, mediator, middleman, peacemaker

mouthpiece, point man, point person, prophet, speaker, spokesman, spokesperson

2 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 of attorney

advocate, attorney-at-law, counsel, counselor (or counsellor), counselor-at-law, lawyer, legal eagle

Words Related to attorney

district attorney, prosecuting attorney, prosecutor, solicitor

criminal lawyer, mouthpiece [slang], public defender, trial lawyer

lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, solon

ambulance chaser, pettifogger, Philadelphia lawyer, shyster

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