Synonyms of attorney

attorney

noun

ə-ˈtər-nē 

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
• delegate
• agent
• manager
• minister
• proxy
• ambassador
• rep
• envoy
• assignee
• spokesperson
• procurator
• commissary
• factor
• diplomat
• spokesman
• surrogate
• plenipotentiary
• distributor
• replacement
• foreign minister
• diplomatist
• speaker
• substitute
• broker
• operative
• mediator
• arbitrator
• spy
• emissary
• liaison
• stand-in
• informer
• backup
• alternate
• legate
• sub
• intermediary
• conciliator
• relief
• peacemaker
• pinch hitter
• arbiter
• intercessor
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• middleman
• point man
• understudy
• point person
• go-between
• comprador
• 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
• attorney-at-law
• prosecutor
• counselor-at-law
• legal eagle
• district attorney
• prosecuting attorney
• jurist
• legislator
• cocounsel
• trial lawyer
• criminal lawyer
• public defender
• lawmaker
• mouthpiece
• shyster
• lawgiver
• Philadelphia lawyer
• ambulance chaser
• pettifogger
• solon

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attorney

Grayson had been diagnosed with colon cancer before Massey’s killing, and his attorneys said at his sentencing that the disease had spread to his liver and lungs. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Grayson was diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer in 2023, another defense attorney had said. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

Race was not a focus of the arguments made to the jury, but the case has stirred racial tensions in the community, with the families and attorneys on both sides receiving threats. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026

After Massey’s death, Grayson got fired, the Sangamon County sheriff at the time of the shooting resigned, and attorneys Crump and Romanucci helped Massey’s family secure a $10 million settlement from Sangamon County. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026