lawyer
[ law-yer, loi-er ]
/ ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər /
noun
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
New Testament.
an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
verb (used without object)
to work as a lawyer; practice law.
verb (used with object)
to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
Origin of lawyer
OTHER WORDS FROM lawyer
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British Dictionary definitions for lawyer
lawyer
/ (ˈlɔːjə, ˈlɔɪə) /
noun
Word Origin for lawyer
C14: from
law
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