Definitions for lawyer
ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ərlawyer

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

1. lawyer, attorney(noun)

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

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. lawyer(Noun)

   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. lawyer(Noun)

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

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

3. lawyer(Verb)

   To practice law.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

4. lawyer(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

5. lawyer(Verb)

   To make legalistic arguments.

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

6. lawyer(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

7. lawyer(Verb)

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

   Etymology: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

8. lawyer(Verb)

   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. Lawyer(noun)

   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. Lawyer(noun)

   the black-necked stilt. See Stilt

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

3. Lawyer(noun)

   the bowfin (Amia calva)

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

4. Lawyer(noun)

   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.

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?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

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   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

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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. Mary McDonagh Murphy:

   I haven't spoken to Miss Lee directly about this. And not many people have, except for her agent and lawyer, but I did meet her two and a half years ago at a writer's conference, and she was in great humor. And sharp and very much in the spirit of the event. So I don't question her ability make a judgment about this.

2. Jay Goldberg:

   No defense lawyer would say that.

3. Jennifer Manton of Kramer Levin:

   Trump Organization is common practice to list prior representative experience in lawyer biographies on the website. The reference in Jay Neveloff's bio was removed on Friday to avoid confusion.

4. Myron Ebell:

   Dave Bernhardt is not pursuing Dave Bernhardt agenda or that of any people Dave Bernhardt worked for as a lawyer. Dave Bernhardt's pursuing the agenda President Trump won the election on and is implementing.

5. Donald Trump:

   If I were Donald Trump Jr. lawyer, I would tell Donald Trump Jr., you don't need to go back into this environment anymore, you have been there for hours and hours and hours, and nothing being alleged here changes the outcome of the Mueller investigation.

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