Synonyms of lawyer

lawyer

noun

ˈlȯ-yər 

as in attorney

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

their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lawyer

According to Zambada’s lawyer, his arrest came after he was beaten, tied up, abducted and driven to a private plane by one of Guzmán’s sons, Joaquín Guzmán López. — Michael R. Sisak, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Lucas will play Greg, a lawyer and the husband of Kidman’s powerful and formidable corporate law partner at the same prestigious firm entangled in a dark web of NDAs. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 July 2026

Bloomberg reports that the average lawyer in the New York metro earned roughly $51,000 more last year than in Miami. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 July 2026

But lawyer, activist and Founder of Girls Who Code and Moms First Reshma Saujani’s new documentary No Country for Mothers argues that Americans are fighting the wrong battle. — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026