law·yer

[law-yer, loi-er]
noun
1.
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
2.
New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
verb (used without object)
3.
to work as a lawyer; practice law.
verb (used with object)
4.
to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English lawyere. See law1, -ier1

law·yer·like, law·yer·ly, adjective
de·law·yer, verb (used with object)
non·law·yer, noun
un·der·law·yer, noun
un·law·yer·like, adjective
un·law·yer·ly, adjective

attorney, counsel, counselor, lawyer, litigator.
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lawyer (ˈlɔːjə, ˈlɔɪə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  advocate barrister See also solicitor a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor
2.  a popular name for burbot
 
[C14: from law1]

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Word Origin & History

lawyer
late 14c., from M.E. lawe "law" (see law) + -iere. Spelling with -y- first attested 1611.
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Lawyer definition


among the Jews, was one versed in the laws of Moses, which he expounded in the schools and synagogues (Matt. 22:35; Luke 10:25). The functions of the "lawyer" and "scribe" were identical. (See DOCTOR.)

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Example sentences
If the defendant or his lawyer or doctor do not believe that is the case after
  an evaluation, than they should argue it in court.
His father was a lawyer of undistinguished abilities but of cultured and
  literary tastes.
He was a successful lawyer, but no one has ever accused him of being a deep
  thinker.
He also, at his father's urging, decided to enlist a patent lawyer to help him
  apply for a patent on the rocket camera.
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