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lawyer

Pronunciation: /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/

The English word “lawyer” has 12 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
  2. A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
  3. A legal layman who argues points of law.
  4. The burbot.
  5. The stem of a bramble.
  6. A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
  7. Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
  8. A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.

verb

  1. To practice law.
  2. To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
  3. To make legalistic arguments.
  4. To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.

Etymology

From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.

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