Synonyms of attorney

attorney 1 of 2

noun (1)

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
• speaker
• diplomatist
• substitute
• broker
• operative
• mediator
• arbitrator
• spy
• liaison
• emissary
• stand-in
• informer
• backup
• alternate
• legate
• sub
• intermediary
• conciliator
• relief
• peacemaker
• pinch hitter
• arbiter
• intercessor
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• middleman
• understudy
• point man
• compradore
• 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
• counsellor
• 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

attorneys

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of attorney

1

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representatives
• deputies
• delegates
• agents
• managers
• ministers
• assignees
• ambassadors
• proxies
• reps
• envoys
• procurators
• factors
• diplomats
• commissaries
• spokesmen
• distributors
• surrogates
• diplomatists
• foreign ministers
• plenipotentiaries
• speakers
• operatives
• brokers
• arbitrators
• replacements
• mediators
• informers
• spies
• substitutes
• liaisons
• emissaries
• legates
• alternates
• pinch hitters
• conciliators
• intermediaries
• spokespeople
• subs
• backups
• intercessors
• peacemakers
• arbiters
• understudies
• prophets
• middlemen
• mouthpieces
• stand-ins
• reliefs
• point people
• compradores
• point men
• compradors
• point persons
• interposers
• go-betweens

2

as in lawyers

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

• lawyers
• counsellors
• advocates
• counselors
• attorneys-at-law
• counsels
• legal eagles
• prosecutors
• solicitors
• counselors-at-law
• co-counsels
• jurists
• district attorneys
• legislators
• prosecuting attorneys
• trial lawyers
• lawmakers
• criminal lawyers
• public defenders
• cocounsels
• mouthpieces
• lawgivers
• solons
• shysters
• ambulance chasers
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attorney

Noun

But defense attorneys have argued that Zeigler was wealthy and close to his in-laws, leaving him no motive to commit the murders. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2025

Court records did not indicate plea or attorney information for either of them. —Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025

Noun

Its attorneys and other staff have helped homeless veterans get housing, represented unaccompanied child migrants in court, protected people from scams with a consumer protection division and shepherded seniors through tax disputes, among other things. —Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2025

The attorneys from All Family Law Group focus on trying to settle cases through negotiations or mediation wherever possible to cut down the costs, time, and stress that their clients have to deal with. —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025