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Meaning of "lawyer" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAWYER

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PRONUNCIATION OF LAWYER

lawyer  [ˈlɔːjə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAWYER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lawyer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAWYER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lawyer

Lawyer

A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social authority, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain lawyers to perform legal services. The role of the lawyer varies significantly across legal jurisdictions, and so it can be treated here in only the most general terms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAWYER


Ahmadiyah
ˌɑːməˈdiːjə
alleluia
ˌælɪˈluːjə
Bharatiya
ˈbɑːrəˌtiːjə
candelilla
ˌkændəˈliːjə
Gaya
ˈɡɑːjə
hallelujah
ˌælɪˈluːjə
Jaya
ˈdʒɑːjə
kabaya
kəˈbɑːjə
keffiyeh
kɛˈfiːjə
kuia
ˈkuːjə
Maitreya
miˈtreːjə
nonlawyer
ˌnɒnˈlɔːjə
ouguiya
uːˈɡiːjə
playa
ˈplɑːjə
raia
ˈrɑːjə
rayah
ˈrɑːjə
Rossiya
raˈsiːjə
sawyer
ˈsɔːjə
superlawyer
ˈsuːpərˌlɔːjə
thuja
ˈθuːjə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAWYER

lawmen
lawmonger
lawn
lawn mower
lawn party
lawn tennis
lawny
Lawrence
lawrencium
Lawrentian
Lawson
Lawson cypress
lawsuit
lawyer cane
lawyer palm
lawyer vine
lawyer´s wig
lawyering
lawyerlike
lawyerly

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAWYER

barrack-room lawyer
bowyer
bush lawyer
corporate lawyer
corporation lawyer
criminal lawyer
gang sawyer
sea lawyer
torts lawyer
trial lawyer
twyer

Synonyms and antonyms of lawyer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LAWYER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lawyer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lawyer

Translation of «lawyer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAWYER

Find out the translation of lawyer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lawyer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lawyer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

律师
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abogado
570 millions of speakers

English

lawyer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वकील
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُحَامٍ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

юрист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

advogado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আইনজীবী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

avocat
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

peguam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rechtsanwalt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

弁護士
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변호사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pengacara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luật sư
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வழக்கறிஞர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वकील
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

avukat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avvocato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prawnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

юрист
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

avocat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικηγόρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prokureur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jurist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jurist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lawyer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAWYER»

The term «lawyer» is very widely used and occupies the 6.567 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAWYER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lawyer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lawyer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lawyer

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10 QUOTES WITH «LAWYER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lawyer.
1
Kenneth Anger
The music rights at the time cost me $12,000 in 1964 money, which is about double now or whatever. But I cleared everything. I had a lawyer in New York. And it was cleared for use in a short subject, not a feature.
2
Michele Bachmann
I'm not only a lawyer, I have a post doctorate degree in federal tax law from William and Mary. I work in serious scholarship and work in the United States federal tax court. My husband and I raised five kids. We've raised 23 foster children. We've applied ourselves to education reform. We started a charter school for at-risk kids.
3
Sara Blakely
I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I'd have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life's way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating.
4
A. Whitney Brown
A group of white South Africans recently killed a black lawyer because he was black. That was wrong. They should have killed him because he was a lawyer.
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Vincent Bugliosi
Incidentally, Boies, I'm sure, is a very fine lawyer.
6
P. Chidambaram
When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.
7
Joe Conason
Dozens of America's wealthiest taxpayers - including hedge fund legend Michael Steinhardt, super trial lawyer Guy Saperstein, and Ben Cohen of Ben & Jerry's fame - have appealed to President Obama not to renew the Bush tax cuts for anyone earning more than $1 million a year.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
The inherited tradition is that we don't tell stories about slavery from the perspective of the slave. It's told through the president or the lawyer.
9
Mohamed ElBaradei
Discipline is part of my professional training as a lawyer.
10
John Ensign
Medical liability reform is not a Republican or Democrat issue or even a doctor versus lawyer issue. It is a patient issue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAWYER»

Discover the use of lawyer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lawyer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Street Lawyer
The fast track derailed; the ladder collapsed. Michael bolted the firm and took a top-secret file with him. He landed in the streets, an advocate for the homeless, a street lawyer. And a thief. "From the Hardcover edition."
John Grisham, 2001
2
The New Lawyer: How Settlement Is Transforming the Practice ...
In The New Lawyer, Julie Macfarlane explores the evolving role of practitioners, articulating legal and ethical complexities in a variety of contexts drawn from Canadian and American legal literature as well as from her own empirical ...
Julie MacFarlane, 2008
3
Lawyer: A Brief 5,000-year History
The State of Innocence through ancient Greece and Rome and medieval Europe, through Lincoln, Darrow, an O.J. Simpson, this book will provide you with a good sense of the "primal ooze" that gave rise to the first lawyer and the religious, ...
R. Blain Andrus, 2009
4
Mob lawyer
This is a memoir that will stand as the most revelatory and richly detailed history of the Mafia in this century.
Frank Ragano, Selwyn Raab, 1994
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Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture ...
This book takes the lid off the black box and helps entrepreneurs understand the economics and control provisions of working with a venture partner." —Lesa Mitchell, Vice President, Advancing Innovation, Kauffman Foundation Although it ...
Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, 2012
6
A Lawyer's Life
Many people formed their perception of Cochran based on his work in that trial. But long before the Simpson trial and since then Johnnie Cochran has been a leader in the fight for justice for all Americans. This is his story.
Johnnie Cochran, David Fisher, 2003
7
The Lost Lawyer: Failing Ideals of the Legal Profession
Partly, Kronman asserts, it is the result of the triumph, in legal thought, of a counterideal that denigrates the importance of wisdom.
Anthony T. Kronman, 1995
8
The Creative Lawyer: A Practical Guide to Authentic ...
A high level of pay doesn't necessarily mean a high level of satisfaction. Written in a fun and inspirational way, this book will help lawyers find a way to happiness in their career and life.
Michael F. Melcher, 2007
9
Anonymous Lawyer: A Novel
He hates holidays and paralegals. And he's just started a weblog to tell the world about what life is really like at the top of his profession. Meet Anonymous Lawyer--corner office, granite desk, and a billable rate of $675 an hour.
Jeremy Blachman, 2007
10
The Language of Law School: Learning to "Think Like a Lawyer"
Elizabeth Mertz's book is the first study to truly delve into that language to reveal the complexities of how this process takes place.
Elizabeth Mertz, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAWYER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lawyer is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jeremy Johnson wants to be own lawyer in criminal case | KSL.com
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah businessman Jeremy Johnson says a judge should let him serve as his own lawyer in his federal fraud case ... «KSL.com, Jul 15»
2
Detained China human rights lawyer confesses: state media …
Beijing (AFP) - A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has "confessed guilt" a week after being detained in a major crackdown on legal ... «Yahoo News, Jul 15»
3
Withhold payment from lawyer till extra fee is resolved - Detroit News
I have an email, sent by the lawyer at the time we hired him, saying that his $2,500 fee would cover a reasonable amount of discussion, the ... «The Detroit News, Jul 15»
4
Lawyer: Man was hogtied by police before death | WREG.com
SOUTHAVEN, Miss. — An investigation is underway to get more details into how a man died in the 3400 block of Goodman Road in Southaven ... «wreg.com, Jul 15»
5
Belleville lawyer CJ Baricevic to formally announce run for Congress …
On Monday, Belleville lawyer Charles “C.J.” Baricevic, 29, will formally announce his candidacy for the Illinois 12th District Congressional seat ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jul 15»
6
Lawyer Retires to Run 40-acre Farm in Minnesota - Times-News
His previous profession was as a lawyer. But after being encouraged to raise sheep by a member of his church, Degiovanni found a new ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
7
Gun guard as Tony Blair's son Nicky marries divorce lawyer by …
Megawatt smiles all round as Tony Blair's son Nicky, 29, married divorce lawyer Alexandra Bevir on Saturday. Nicky, an aspiring football agent, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
8
Outtakes with Jed Lance and Jason Aldean's lawyer - Argus Leader
The first time I met Jed Stugart, I made sure to wear one of my many pairs of cowboy boots. Stugart had just been hired as USF's new football ... «Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Jul 15»
9
Dog Bites Lawyer New Jersey - Corradino & Papa LLC - Jack …
If you have suffered a dog bite injury, a skilled Dog Bites Lawyer from Corradino & Papa, LLC is always available in emergency situations and ... «Lawyers.com Blog, Jul 15»
10
Benson chamber CEO praises Vigneto project, new bond lawyer
Lupe Diaz, head of the Benson-San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce, had good words last week for Kutak Rock, the Denver-based law ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»

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