Definitions for lawyerˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lawyer, attorney(noun)



  1. lawyer(Noun)


  2. lawyer(Noun)

    By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.

  3. lawyer(Verb)

    To practice law.

  4. lawyer(Verb)


  5. lawyer(Verb)

    To make legalistic arguments.

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  8. lawyer(Verb)


  9. Origin: From lawyer, lawer, equivalent to .

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lawyer(noun)


  2. Lawyer(noun)

    the black-necked stilt. See Stilt

  3. Lawyer(noun)

    the bowfin (Amia calva)

  4. Lawyer(noun)

    the burbot (Lota maculosa)

  5. Origin: [From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]


  1. Lawyer


The Roycroft Dictionary

  1. lawyer

    1. A person who takes this from that, with the result that That hath not where to lay his head. 2. An unnecessary evil. 3. The only man in whom ignorance of the law is not punished.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz


    One who defends your estate against an enemy, in order to appropriate it to himself.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'lawyer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4118

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'lawyer' in Nouns Frequency: #997

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