lawyer
/ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
noun
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 Sentences
- "His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;[…]."
- "Mr. Wells was a pleasant man of middle-age, with keen eyes, and the typical lawyer’s mouth."
- "A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. [one of various versions of an aphorism in law]"
- "The species of Eugnomus are very partial to the lawyer (Rubus australis ) when in bloom."
- "In the lawyer (Rubus australis) a considerable differentiation has taken place. All the alllies of this plant (such as the true roses, brambles, rasps, &c.), exhibit a strong development of epidermal structures in the form of hooks, spines, or hairs, but in none are these structures so perfect as in our lawyer."
- "A plant that is excessively troublesome in the localities where the native vegetation has been least disturbed is the “lawyer” (Rubus australis)."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɔɪ.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)/