pleader

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman plaidur, pledour et al., in later use reinforced by plead +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpliːdə/

Noun

pleader (plural pleaders)

1. (law) A person who pleads in court; an advocate. [from 13th c.]
   • 1924, EM Forster, A Passage to India, Penguin 2005, p. 25:

     ‘Soon after I came out I asked one of the pleaders to have a smoke with me – only a cigarette, mind.’

2. (generally) Someone who pleads or implores. [from 16th c.]

Anagrams

• pearled, pedaler, predeal, replead