Definition of lawyer

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Lawyer (n.) The burbot (Lota maculosa).

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Sergeant :: Sergeant (n.) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the doctor of the civil law; -- called also serjeant at law..
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) The bowfin (Amia calva).
Lawyerlike :: Lawyerlike (a.) Alt. of Lawyerl.
Sea Lawyer :: Sea lawyer () The gray snapper. See under Snapper.
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates..
Retainer :: Retainer (n.) A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the opposing party in the case; -- called also retaining fee..
Pettifogger :: Pettifogger (n.) A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
Stilted :: Stilt (n.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer..
Trade :: Trade (v.) The business which a person has learned, and which he engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit; occupation; especially, mechanical employment as distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician..
Lawyerly :: Lawyerly (a.) Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity..
Rank :: Rank (n. & v.) Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank..
Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) The burbot (Lota maculosa).
Quirky :: Quirky (a.) Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky lawyer..
Brother :: Brother (n.) One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc..
Bar :: Bar (n.) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or district; the legal profession.
Learned :: Learned (a.) Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory..
Clientele :: Clientele (n.) The persons who make habitual use of the services of another person; one's clients, collectively; as, the clientele of a lawyer, doctor, notary, etc..
Breviate :: Breviate (n.) A lawyer's brief.
Preaudience :: Preaudience (n.) Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers.
Sound :: Sound (superl.) Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful; orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound thinker..
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