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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lawyer

   Synonyms:
   counsellor, attorney, counsel, advocate

   Antonyms:
   client

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 6 votes

1. lawyer, attorneynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   lawyer, 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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How to use Lawyer in a sentence?

1. Julius Jones:

   The lawyer said,' Kim Kardashian heard about the case. She wants to know what she can do to help.' And so that's when she started tweeting [ about Julius ].

2. Matthew Kolken:

   The Obama administration’s strategy was to expedite deportations of refugee children oftentimes without a lawyer, and jail refugee mothers with children as a deterrent, yes, Trump’s zero-tolerance policy is concerning, but it isn’t a huge departure from what we saw under Obama, as 52 percent of all federal criminal prosecutions were for immigration related crimes when he left office.

3. Hassan Choughari:

   The hardest challenge being an HR is that sometimes you have to be the LAWYER, the JUDGE, and the HANGMAN.

4. Mark Warner:

   This is one more example of one of the President's closest allies lying about their ties to Russia and Russians, in this first blush looking, just remarkable that you have the President's personal lawyer still dealing on a Trump Tower project through the whole campaign, through 2017.

5. Nathan Sawaya:

   I wasn’t happy as a lawyer, and creating art made me happy, and so I just decided to leave the law firm behind and be a full-time artist … that plays with toys.