Synonyms for lawyer
ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ərlawyer

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1. lawyernoun

   Synonyms:
   attorney, advocate, counselor

2. lawyernoun

   To practice law.

   Synonyms:
   advocate, attorney, counselor

3. lawyerverb

   To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.

   Synonyms:
   attorney, advocate, counselor

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1. lawyer

   Synonyms:
   counsellor, attorney, counsel, advocate

   Antonyms:
   client

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.3 / 6 votes

1. lawyer, attorneynoun

   a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

   Synonyms:
   attorney

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Professional

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1. advocate

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

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1. lawyernoun

   Synonyms:
   counsellor, counsel, advocate, attorney, SOLICITOR, barrister, limb of the law, attorney-at-law

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1. lawyernoun

   Synonyms:
   attorney, counselor, barrister, counsel, advocate, attorney-at-law, solicitor, pettifogger, (dishonest) shyster

   Associated words:
   client, clientele

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1. List of paraphrases for "lawyer":

   counsel, attorney, advocate, solicitor, lawyers, barrister, iawyer, solicitors, attorney-at-law, jurist, avocado, barrister-at-law, attorneys, defender, rechtsanwalt, avvocato, bar, lawman

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1. David Becker:

   The idea that you could be criminally targeted for prosecution but not represented by a lawyer who you chose, that you like, that is willing to represent you, pro bono -- that's blatantly un-American by any measure.

2. J. P. Morgan:

   Well, I don't know as I want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do. I hire him to tell how to do what I want to do.

3. Stephen Ryan:

   The decision by the US Attorney’s Office in New York to conduct their investigation using search warrants is completely inappropriate and unnecessary, it resulted in the unnecessary seizure of protected attorney client communications between a lawyer and his clients.

4. Pakkapon Sirirat:

   I’m a lawyer and I have the right to be a member of a political party, my job as a lawyer is to look after the accused.

5. Brad Pitt:

   And you know, after that, we've been able to work together to sort this out. We're both doing our best. I heard one lawyer say, ‘No one wins in court—it's just a matter of who gets hurt worse.’ And it seems to be true, you spend a year just focused on building a case to prove your point and why you're right and why they're wrong, and it's just an investment in vitriolic hatred. I just refuse. And fortunately my partner in this agrees. It's just very, very jarring for the kids, to suddenly have their family ripped apart.