PLEADER: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'pleedur
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| | Definition: | | [n] a lawyer who pleads cases in court |
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| | Synonyms: | | advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law |
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| | See Also: | | attorney, lawyer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Plead"er\, n. [F. plaideur.]
1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an
advotate.
So fair a pleader any cause may gain. --Dryden.
2. (Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of
pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special
pleader.
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| | Related Terms: | | abettor, actuator, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, animator, apologete, apologist, apologizer, attorney, attorney-at-law, backup, backup man, barrister, barrister-at-law, cajoler, champion, coax, coaxer, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law, defender, deputy, dummy, encourager, energizer, executive officer, exponent, figurehead, firer, friend at court, gadfly, galvanizer, impeller, inducer, inspirer, intercessor, justifier, lawyer, legal adviser, legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, mouthpiece, mover, moving spirit, paranymph, persuader, pinch hitter, prime mover, proctor, procurator, prompter, proponent, proxy, representative, sea lawyer, second in command, secondary, self-styled lawyer, solicitor, spark, spark plug, sparker, stand-in, stimulator, substitute, successful advocate, surrogate, tempter, understudy, utility man, vicar, vicar general, vice, vicegerent, vindicator, wheedler, whitewasher |
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