Meanings
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1
noun
formal or historical: a lawyer or advocate who pleads cases in court
The pleader addressed the court on behalf of the accused.
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2
noun
a person who makes an earnest appeal or begs for something
The governor listened to each pleader before deciding the petitions.
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Etymology
Partly from Middle English pleder, formed from plead + -er, and partly from Anglo-Norman plaidur or pledour ("advocate"). The broader sense follows the ordinary verb plead, meaning to make an earnest appeal.