lawyer

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɔːjə(r)/ or /ˈlɔɪ.ə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/ or /ˈlɔ.jɚ/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: law‧yer

Noun

Singular lawyer

Plural lawyers

1. (countable) (law) A lawyer is an expert in law. A lawyer has the job of standing for other people in court giving them advice about the law.
   • Synonym: attorney

   The defendant got a lawyer to defend him in court.

   The lawyer represented the man in court.

Verb

Plain form lawyer

Third-person singular lawyers

Past tense lawyered

Past participle lawyered

Present participle lawyering

1. (intransitive) (informal) If someone lawyers, they work as a lawyer or practice law.
2. (intransitive) If someone lawyers, they make arguments that are related to the law.

Related words

• lawyer up
• attorney