lawyer

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. See lawsuit.

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(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. attorney, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law, attorney-at-law, solicitor, barrister, legal adviser, legal practitioner, member of the bar, jurist, defender, attorney for the defense, prosecuting attorney, prosecutor, legist, sergeant, advocate, professor of law, deputy, agent, public defender, assigned counsel, attorney general, solicitor general, proctor, procurator, district attorney, D.A., friend of the court, amicus curiae, jurisconsult, jurisprudent, Philadelphia lawyer*, shyster*, ambulance chaser*, mouthpiece*, legal eagle*, pettifogger*.

Syn.- lawyer is the general term for a person trained in the law and authorized to advise or represent others in legal matters; counselor and its British equivalent, barrister , refer to a lawyer who conducts cases in court; attorney , usually, and its British equivalent, solicitor , always, refer to a lawyer legally empowered to act for a client, as in drawing up a contract or will, settling property, etc.; counsel , often equivalent to counselor , is frequently used collectively for a group of counselors

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

attorney, counselor, counsel, legal advisor, advocate, jurist, member of the bar, public defender, solicitor, barrister. ''Perilous mouths.''—Shakespeare. ''A learned gentleman who rescues your estate from your enemies and keeps it himself.''—Henry Brougham. ''Those who earn a living by the sweat of their browbeating.''—James Huneker. ''One skilled in the circumvention of the law.''—Ambrose Bierce. see court, law

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun A person who practices law: attorney, counsel, counselor. Slang: ambulance chaser. Chiefly British: barrister. See LAW.