lawyer
nounOne whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal matters.
nounSame as
One who is versed in the law, or is a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to prosecute or defend suits in courts, or advise clients as to their legal rights, and aid them in securing those rights. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, proctors, barristers, Serjeants, and advocates.
nounIn the New Testament, an interpreter or expounder of the Mosaic law.
nounThe mudfish or bowfin, Amia calva; also, the burbot, Lota maculosa: both more fully called
The black-necked stilt, Himantopus nigricollis. De Kay.
nounAn old thorny stem of a brier or bramble, as of Rosa canina or Rubus fruticosus.
nounOne versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
nounThe black-necked stilt. See