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 .

Wikipedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lawyer

   A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, canonist, canon lawyer, civil law notary, counsel, counselor, solicitor, legal executive, or public servant preparing, interpreting and applying the law, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary. 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 hire lawyers to perform legal services. The role of the lawyer varies greatly across different legal jurisdictions.

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

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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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. Cory Booker:

   Right now, there's a shadow over the independence of the judiciary because a President who has been credibly accused by his former lawyer of being an unindicted co-conspirator has the opportunity to put a judge on the bench, it is understandable for people to suspect that there's something going on. That somehow this is rigged.

2. Rufus Sims:

   I asked for my lawyer, they said I could not have one and I was not getting one, the police and investigators had me with the death penalty if I did not say I did it.

3. Proverb:

   It is better to be a mouse in a cat's mouth than a man in a lawyer's hands. #Lawyersprotest

4. Charles Swain:

   They took my phone, sent me to jail, I had to pay a bill for something that I didn't do, you know? and we went to the lawyer, we (were) like, well, what does it have to take -- for them to start killing us? -- for them to do something?

5. Christian Whiton:

   Lighthizer is a lawyer and Trump is his client.

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