lawyer
[ law-yer, loi-er ]
/ ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər /
noun
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
verb (used without object)
to work as a lawyer; practice law.
verb (used with object)
to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
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lawyer
/ (ˈlɔːjə, ˈlɔɪə) /
noun
Word Origin for lawyer
C14: from law 1
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Word Origin and History for lawyer
lawyer
late 14c. (mid-14c. as a surname), from Middle English lawe "law" (see law) + -iere. Spelling with -y- first attested 1610s (see -yer).
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