pleader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pleader
Example Sentences
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An Alford plea is a unique plea that allows the pleader to maintain his innocence while conceding that the state had sufficient evidence to prove his guilt.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2023
The frontman, Sam Cook-Parrott, is an effective pleader, and unafraid of letting his anguish show: “I’m feeling sick and tired/in new and frightening ways.”
From New York Times • Aug. 18, 2017
It’s the singer — the pleader, the testifier — James Brown.
From Time • Jul. 30, 2014
Dodd's palpable masterpiece of terror shadows the desperate job hunter on his grim rounds as he shrinks from breadwinner to abject pleader.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I’m no pleader or whiner, but I found myself making those sounds at Big Ma in Korvettes department store on school shopping day.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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