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prosecutor

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prosecutor

an officer of the court who represents the government in a criminal case and who tries to prove that the person accused of committing a crime is guilty
Synonyms and Near Synonyms of prosecutor

district attorney, prosecuting attorney, solicitor

advocate, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsel, counselor (or counsellor), counselor-at-law, lawyer, legal eagle

cocounsel

criminal lawyer, mouthpiece [slang], public defender, trial lawyer

solicitor

jurist

lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, solon

ambulance chaser, pettifogger, Philadelphia lawyer, shyster

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