Meaning

8 senses
  1. A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)

    Rechtsanwalt, Rechtsanwältin, Anwalt

    юри́стjuríst, юри́сткаjurístka, адвока́тadvokát

    юри́стjurýst, юри́сткаjurýstka, адвока́тadvokát

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

  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.

    A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. [one of various versions of an aphorism in law]

  3. (broadly)A legal layman who argues points of law.

  4. (UK, colloquial)The burbot.

  5. (UK, dialectal)The stem of a bramble.

  6. Any of various plants that have hooked thorns.

    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.

Examples

1285 sentences
  1. I think you need a lawyer.

    Гадаю, тобі потрібний адвокат.

    ruЯ думаю, тебе нужен адвокат.

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  2. Can you recommend a good lawyer?

    Можеш порекомендувати доброго адвоката?

    ruМожете ли вы порекомендовать хорошего адвоката?

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  3. Why do I need a lawyer?

    Навіщо мені адвокат?

    ruЗачем мне адвокат?

    deWarum brauche ich einen Anwalt?

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  4. Why did you become a lawyer?

    Чому ти став адвокатом?

    ruПочему ты стал адвокатом?

    deWarum sind Sie Anwältin geworden?

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  5. Tom used to be a lawyer.

    Том колись був адвокатом.

    ruТом раньше был адвокатом.

    deTom war früher Anwalt.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work:
Русский
By meaning 1
professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

plural: lawyers
Singularlawyer
Plurallawyers

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice:attorney

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

46 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • is a lawyer
  • a good lawyer
  • hired a lawyer
  • good lawyer
  • become a lawyer
  • need a lawyer
  • consult a lawyer
  • have a lawyer
  • to a lawyer
  • call my lawyer
  • very good lawyer
  • a divorce lawyer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lawyer — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto