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

Her lawyer, Adam Streissand, stated that such a sale would violate a 2017 court order mandating co-trustees (Jeanie, Janie, and Joey Buss) to ensure Jeanie maintains her position as controlling owner, which requires at least a 15% stake. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The trial involves a coalition of 29 state attorneys general in a unified case against Meta that was brought in 2023, and will be argued by lawyers representing California, Colorado, New Jersey and Kentucky. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Pierce’s brother Wendell (Monte Easter), an up-and-coming lawyer, is busy planning a wedding to a snooty upper-middle-class black woman named Sonia (Gaye Shannon-Burnett, who co-produced the film). — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026

Invoking California’s Slayer Statute, Montgomery and her lawyers postulate that Nick Reiner may never get that trust money, depending on how his criminal case ends up. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026