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Lawyer - 13 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | lawyer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is trained to counsel or argue in cases of law |
| Synonyms: | advocate, attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, defender, jurist, mouthpiece*, practitioner, proctor, solicitor, attorney-at-law, counsellor, jurisprudent, legal adviser, legal eagle, legist, member of the bar, pleader, procurator |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| Synonyms: |
-nouns
lawyer, attorney; counsel, counsellor; jurist, legist, civilisan, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate; barrister, barrister at law; King's or Queen's counsel; K.C.; Q.C.; silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher; tubman, judge [more]., bar, legal profession; gentleman of the long robe; junior bar, outer bar, inner bar; equity draftsman, conveyancer, pleader, special pleader., solicitor, proctor; notary, notary public; scrivener, cursitor; writer, writer to the signet; S.S.C.; limb of the law; pettifogger; vakil.
-verbs
practice at the bar, practice within the bar; plead; call to the bar, be called to the bar, be called within the bar; take silk.
-adjectives
learned in the law; at the bar; forensic.
-phrases
banco regis.
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| Main Entry: | adviser/advisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps |
| Synonyms: | Dutch uncle, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer*, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, referee, teacher, tutor, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, quarterback, righthand person, second-guesser |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | advocate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person supporting an idea or cause publicly |
| Synonyms: | apostle, attorney, backer, champion, counsel, defender, exponent, lawyer, promoter, proponent, speaker, spokesperson, supporter, campaigner, expounder, pleader, proposer, upholder |
| Antonyms: | antagonist, assailant, enemy, opposition, protestor |
| Main Entry: | consul |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | representative |
| Synonyms: | delegate, emissary, envoy, lawyer, legate |
| Main Entry: | jurist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | jurisprudent |
| Synonyms: | attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, defender, judge, justice, lawyer, magistrate, counsellor, legal adviser, legal expert, legal scholar |
| Main Entry: | proxy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agent |
| Synonyms: | alternate, ambassador, attorney, backup, broker, delegate, deputy, emissary, envoy, executor, intermediary, lawyer, negotiator, representative, stand-in, substitute, surrogate, assignee, mediary |
| Main Entry: | advisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | guide |
| Synonyms: | Dutch uncle, adviser, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, referee, teacher, tout, tutor, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, quarterback, righthand man, second-guesser, tipster |
| Main Entry: | ambulance chaser |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | unethical lawyer |
| Synonyms: | attorney, lawyer, shyster, legal eagle, pettifogger, unethical attorney |
| Main Entry: | solicitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attorney |
| Synonyms: | barrister, counselor, lawyer, attorney-at-law |
| Main Entry: | agent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing an organization or person in business |
| Synonyms: | abettor, actor, advocate, ambassador, assistant, attorney, broker, commissioner, delegate, deputy, doer, emissary, envoy, executor, factor, factotum, go-between, intermediary, lawyer, minister, negotiator, officer, operative, operator, principal, proctor, promoter, proxy, representative, salesperson, servant, steward, substitute, surrogate, worker, assignee, functionary, handler, mediary, middleperson, mover, ten percenter |
| Main Entry: | representative |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who acts in the stead of another |
| Synonyms: | agent, attorney, commissioner, counselor, delegate, deputy, lawyer, legislator, member, messenger, proxy, salesperson, senator, spokesperson, assemblyperson, congressperson, councilor, councilperson, rep |
| Main Entry: | bar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal system |
| Synonyms: | bench, counsel, court, dock, judgment, judiciary, law, law court, tribunal, attorneys, barristers, counselors, courtroom, jurists, law practice, lawyers, legal profession, solicitors |
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