Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pleader

/ˈpliːdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: plead-er
IPA: /ˈpliːdə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a person who pleads in court; an advocate

noun

someone who pleads or implores

Example Sentences

"“My District's worked by some man at Darjiling, on the strength of a native pleader's false reports. Oh, it's a heavenly place!”"
"‘Soon after I came out I asked one of the pleaders to have a smoke with me – only a cigarette, mind.’"
"That is the first duty of the juryman, just as it is the pleader's duty to speak the truth."

Etymology

Partly from Middle English pleder, pledere, equivalent to plead + -er; and partly from Middle English pledour, plaidour, from Anglo-Norman plaidur, pledour, Old French plaidëor, pledëor.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: pleder, pledour, plaidur, plaidëor

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpliːdə/

Inflected Forms

pleaders (plural)

Derived Forms

counterpleader repleader

Phrases

special pleader

Synonyms

advocate counsel counselor counsellor counselor-at-law

Rhymes With

leader loss leader reader cedar feeder breeder lieder bleeder cidr heeder

Questions

How do you pronounce pleader?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpliːdə/.
What does pleader mean?: a person who pleads in court; an advocate
Where does pleader come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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