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Synonyms of attorney
1
a person who acts or does business for another
- talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
Synonyms for attorney
- agent,
- assignee,
- commissary,
- delegate,
- deputy,
- envoy,
- factor,
- minister,
- procurator,
- proxy,
- rep,
- representative
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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
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney. Accessed 16 Oct. 2021.
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