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PLEADER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lawyer who pleads cases in court
Synonyms:
advocate; counsel; counsellor; counselor; counselor-at-law; pleader
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("pleader" is a kind of...):
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
plead (make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts)
