Definitions for lawyer
ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ərlawyer

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. lawyer, attorneynoun

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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. lawyernoun

   A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

2. lawyernoun

   By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

3. lawyerverb

   To practice law.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

4. lawyerverb

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

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

5. lawyerverb

   To make legalistic arguments.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

6. lawyerverb

   With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

7. lawyerverb

   With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

8. lawyerverb

   To barrage with questions in order to get the person to admit something, usually used in the past tense "[You've been] lawyered."

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Lawyernoun

   one versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates

   Etymology: [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]

2. Lawyernoun

   the black-necked stilt. See Stilt

   Etymology: [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]

3. Lawyernoun

   the bowfin (Amia calva)

   Etymology: [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]

4. Lawyernoun

   the burbot (Lota maculosa)

   Etymology: [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]

Freebase(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Lawyer

   A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social authority, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain lawyers to perform legal services. The role of the lawyer varies significantly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.

The Roycroft Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. lawyer

   1. A person who takes this from that, with the result that That hath not where to lay his head. 2. An unnecessary evil. 3. The only man in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. LAWYER

   One who defends your estate against an enemy, in order to appropriate it to himself.

Etymology and Origins(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Lawyer

   From the old English Lawwer, literally “lawman”; the suffix is allied to the Latin vir, man.

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Professional

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lawyer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4118

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'lawyer' in Nouns Frequency: #997

Anagrams for lawyer »

1. warely

How to pronounce lawyer?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lawyer in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lawyer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lawyer in a Sentence

1. Michael Tigar:

   I would ask the court to make sure that the control of who the lawyer is, and of the arguments the lawyer is going to make, is firmly in the hands of the person the lawyer purports to represent.

2. Joe Martin:

   If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging.

3. Joseph Welch:

   Senator, may we not drop this? We know he belonged to the Lawyer's Guild.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   It was agreed that anybody Dr. Ford recommended who could corroborate her story obviously needed to be talked to, there was a woman at Yale named Ramirez who had made some allegations -- talk to her and anybody she recommends, this lawyer, Michael Avenatti, whos subsequently been totally disgraced, everybody in the room said were not interested in anybody that Michael Avenatti claims to represent.

5. Alan Dershowitz:

   I have defended some of the most controversial people in American history... I am very proud of my role as a defense lawyer. I did nothing wrong in any of those cases.

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