lawyer

A2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/ UK /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #1025

Meanings

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noun
A person whose job is to advise people about the law and represent them in court.

She hired a lawyer to handle the contract dispute.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person whose job is to... attorney advocate counselor

More abogadoavocatcounsel latitat lawman

Opposites

non-lawyer

Word family

Forms lawyers

Derived forms antilawyercyberlawyerlawyer-readablelawyer-speaklawyerballlawyerdomlawyereselawyeresslawyeringlawyerishlawyerismlawyerless

Related forms barrister solicitor

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Phrases (6)

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hire a lawyer
To pay a lawyer to represent or advise you

Verb + noun
need a lawyer
To require legal representation or advice in a situation

Verb + noun
criminal lawyer
A lawyer who specialises in criminal defence or prosecution

Adjective + noun
defense lawyer
A lawyer whose job is to defend the accused in a criminal case

Adjective + noun
appoint a lawyer
To officially assign a lawyer to a case or role

Verb + noun
consult a lawyer
To seek professional legal advice from a lawyer

Verb + noun

Proverbs (1)

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He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client

Etymology

From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.

lawiere Middle English

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Topics

People & Society

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