lawyer

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Etymology

From Middle English lawier, lawyer, lawer, equivalent to law +‎ -yer.

Pronunciation

Noun

lawyer (plural lawyers)

  1. A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
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  2. (by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
  3. (colloquial, UK) The burbot.

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Verb

lawyer (third-person singular simple present lawyers, present participle lawyering, simple past and past participle lawyered)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To practice law.
  2. (intransitive) To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
  3. (intransitive) To make legalistic arguments.
  4. (informal, transitive) To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
    You've been lawyered!

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See also

References

  1. ^ Oxford English Dictionary. "Lawyer, n."

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Middle English

Noun

lawyer

  1. Alternative form of lawier