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lawyer

noun

ˈlȯ-yər How to pronounce lawyer (audio)
Definition of lawyernext
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

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Recent Examples of lawyer Meanwhile, Leigh—intellectual, magnetic, and capricious—went to finishing school before marrying a stolid, stable lawyer named Herbert Leigh Holman in 1932. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026 Fisher arrived at the meeting with an attorney; Keffer was joined by Chapman and a lawyer from Creighton’s office. — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026 Caland moved to France in 1970, leaving her children (then 15, 13 and 12) in Beirut with their father, a French-Lebanese lawyer named Paul Caland. — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026 The man was identified by his lawyers as 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez. — Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
  1. attorney
  2. advocate
  3. counselor
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  • An immigration attorney representing the man's family identified him as Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a 28-year-old Venezuelan man.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Some medical professionals have a reputation among attorneys as more defense-friendly, and prosecutors should know better than to pick them even before trial, Stimson told the Washington Examiner.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of attorney
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  • But advocates for broader vaccine restrictions have promised to renew their push in future legislative sessions.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The Block the Merger group, which includes 1st Amendment advocates and Hollywood celebrities, including Jane Fonda and Mark Ruffalo, called on Bonta and the 11 other attorneys general to hold out for major concessions.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of advocate
Noun
  • The Macon, Mississippi, native grew up 40 minutes from Starkville, was a multi-sport athlete in high school and has attended the Manning Passing Academy as a high schooler and counselor.
    — PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Also facing lawmakers' questions Wednesday was Chris Klomp, chief counselor of the Health and Human Services Department, who has been nominated to serve as Kennedy's second-in-command.
    — FATIMA HUSSEIN, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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