lawyer

One whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal matters.

Same as gray snapper. See snapper.

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.

In the New Testament, an interpreter or expounder of the Mosaic law.

The mudfish or bowfin, Amia calva; also, the burbot, Lota maculosa: both more fully called lake-lawyer.

The black-necked stilt, Himantopus nigricollis. De Kay.

An old thorny stem of a brier or bramble, as of Rosa canina or Rubus fruticosus.

One 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.

The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.