Synonyms for lawyer
ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ərlawyer

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1. lawyernoun

   Synonyms:
   attorney, advocate, counselor

2. lawyernoun

   To practice law.

   Synonyms:
   advocate, attorney, counselor

3. lawyerverb

   To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.

   Synonyms:
   attorney, advocate, counselor

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lawyer

   Synonyms:
   counsellor, attorney, counsel, advocate

   Antonyms:
   client

Princeton's WordNetRate this synonym:2.3 / 6 votes

1. lawyer, attorneynoun

   a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

   Synonyms:
   attorney

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Professional

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1. advocate

   Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

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1. lawyernoun

   Synonyms:
   counsellor, counsel, advocate, attorney, SOLICITOR, barrister, limb of the law, attorney-at-law

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1. lawyernoun

   Synonyms:
   attorney, counselor, barrister, counsel, advocate, attorney-at-law, solicitor, pettifogger, (dishonest) shyster

   Associated words:
   client, clientele

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1. List of paraphrases for "lawyer":

   counsel, attorney, advocate, solicitor, lawyers, barrister, iawyer, solicitors, attorney-at-law, jurist, avocado, barrister-at-law, attorneys, defender, rechtsanwalt, avvocato, bar, lawman

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1. Gregg Zeff:

   When you get a package, unless it's everything you wanted and more, you should contact a lawyer — there is no one protecting you.

2. Nikhil Varaiya:

   Whenever you take money from anybody, you must use the services of a competent lawyer to make sure that you don’t sign an agreement that does not protect your interests, especially if you are still a majority owner.

3. Claire McCaskill:

   I feel like Ronald Reagan, I don't want to hold Ronald Reagan youth and inexperience against Ronald Reagan, ronald Reagan may be Ronald Reagan, but I'm a Mizzou-educated lawyer and I can keep up.

4. Donald Trump:

   The ballots are corrupt, and you’re going to find that they are — which is totally illegal, it is more illegal for you than it is for them because, you know what they did and you’re not reporting it. That’s a criminal, that’s a criminal offense. And you can’t let that happen. That’s a big risk to you and to Ryan, your lawyer. And that’s a big risk.

5. Richard Neal:

   Not being an attorney, I scrupulously followed the advice of Doug Letter — who by the way, was not a TV lawyer. He’s argued four times in front of the Supreme Court, and he’s the one that counseled me repeatedly, at one point I called him in Italy to get an update while he was on vacation. That’s how assiduously we pursued the merits of the case.