prosecutor

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ See IPA manual

Freq #4126

Meanings

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noun
A lawyer who argues in court that an accused person is guilty of a crime.

The prosecutor presented strong evidence against the defendant.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a lawyer who argues in... prosecuting attorneypublic prosecutor

Word family

Forms prosecutors

Derived forms prosecutorialprosecutorship

Related forms prosecute prosecution

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Phrases (1)

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public prosecutor
a government lawyer who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

Adjective + noun

Etymology

1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

*sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European

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# prosecutor

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/
**Frequency rank:** 4126

## Meanings
1. A lawyer who argues in court that an accused person is guilty of a crime.

## Examples
- The prosecutor presented strong evidence against the defendant.

## Derived Forms
- prosecutorial
- prosecutorship

## Related Forms
- prosecute
- prosecution

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *sekʷ-

## Etymology
1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

## AI Etymology
Prosecutor is attested from the 1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or. The historical chain includes *sekʷ- (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as prosecutorial and prosecutorship and related forms such as prosecute and prosecution. In present use it covers a lawyer who argues in court that an accused person is guilty of a crime.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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