lawyer: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 12 letter points · starts with L · ends with R
Meaning of lawyer
noun
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
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.
Example: A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. [one of various versions of an aphorism in law]
- broadly
A legal layman who argues points of law.
- UK, colloquial
The burbot.
Listed forms: lawyers, lawer.
Source: Wiktionary — lawyer.
verb
- informal, intransitive
To practice law.
- intransitive
To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
- intransitive
To make legalistic arguments.
- informal, transitive
To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
Example: You've been lawyered!
Listed forms: lawyers, lawyering, lawyered, lawer.
Source: Wiktionary — lawyer.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
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noun
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is lawyer in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of lawyer
L(1) + A(1) + W(4) + Y(4) + E(1) + R(1) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of lawyer
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Shorter words from lawyer
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