Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

process server

American  

noun

Law.

  1. a person who serves legal documents, as subpoenas, writs, or warrants, especially those requiring appearance in court.

process-server British  

noun

  1. a sheriff's officer who serves legal documents such as writs for appearance in court

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of process server

First recorded in 1605–15

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.