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lawyer
[law-yer, loi-er]
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.
verb phrase
lawyer up, to hire a lawyer, especially when there is a perceived risk of being sued or charged with a crime.
It’s time to lawyer up to protect yourself and your family.
Other Word Forms
- lawyerlike adjective
- lawyerly adjective
- delawyer verb (used with object)
- nonlawyer noun
- underlawyer noun
- unlawyerlike adjective
- unlawyerly adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of lawyer1
Example Sentences
While many of the detentions at 26 Federal Plaza are swift and non-violent, reporters and lawyers have witnessed several chaotic episodes in recent weeks.
Several defense attorneys filed court declarations describing meetings and conference calls with Christopher Synsvoll, a Bureau of Prisons attorney based at the Florence penitentiary who served as liaison to the inmates’ lawyers.
Edison’s lawyers call those claims an “exotic ignition theory” that is wrong.
The ousted president's lawyer, Juan Carlos Portugal, argued she was granted too little time to prepare, obstructing "due process."
Frankenstein is now one of South Dakota’s foremost election lawyers, and she became Hulse’s mentor.
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