pleader
[ plee-der ]
noun
a person who pleads, especially at law.
Origin of pleader
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How to use pleader in a sentence
Our best pleaders for the slave held their breath for fear of interrupting him.
The Speech That Launched Frederick Douglass’s Life as an Abolitionist | Linda Hirshman | February 16, 2022 | TimeAs a pleader before juries, however, I doubt whether he would have achieved a great success.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh | George W. FooteShe listening, as women always listen when the pleader is eloquent.
Being solicitous, in particular, to have an eloquent pleader, he carries to the house of the young woman some of his relations.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsWhatever you agree with will have the advantage of not coming from one who can be suspected of being a special pleader.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. III (of 3) | George Eliot
There, trip along, with health upon thy cheek, and hope within thy heart; who can resist so eloquent a pleader?
The Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper | Martin Farquhar Tupper
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