lawyer

noun

ˈlȯ-yər How to pronounce lawyer (audio)
Definition of lawyernext
as in attorney
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city

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Recent Examples of lawyer Meanwhile, a current CFPB staffer told ProPublica that the number of policy attorneys, who help direct supervision work and identify violations of law, had shrunk from typically between 40 and 50 lawyers down to five. — Andy Kroll, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026 The lawyers for the plaintiffs, including the future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, had grounded their argument partly in a Reconstruction-era federal statute, the Ku Klux Klan Act. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The plaintiffs’ lawyers, Boies Schiller Flexner, and Edwards Henderson, will receive attorneys’ fees worth 30% of the settlement amount. — Charlotte Observer, 31 Aug. 2026 Davis, the Kingsbarn lawyer, said a land exchange would avoid these past legal obstacles. — Jake Spring The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawyer
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  1. attorney
  2. advocate
  3. counselor
Noun
  • Hackett's suit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Asking the Virgin for forgiveness The visa applications submitted by Lozano will now probably come under review by USCIS, said Ortiz, the attorney with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorney
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  • So are 44 of 50 state attorneys general, dozens of Indian tribes, consumer advocates, addiction experts, and an increasingly bipartisan contingent on Capitol Hill.
    — Marshall Cohen, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Satish Thiagarjan, founder and CEO of Brysa, advocates using a scoring system rather than relying on instinct.
    — Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of advocate
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  • Born on October 13, 1945, in the Bronx, Nadler developed his comedy as a summer camp counselor.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Nadler honed his comedy chops as a summer camp counselor and discovered a passion for stand-up while a theater major at Ithaca College.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of counselor

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