lawyer
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.a person who is trained in law and gives advice to people about their legal rights and duties.
n.a professional qualified to practice law, including providing legal advice and representing clients in civil or criminal proceedings.
Simple“If you are buying a house, you should hire a lawyer to check the contract.”
In context“The defendant consulted with his lawyer for several hours before deciding whether to testify in his own defence during the trial.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
v.to work as a lawyer or to use legal arguments to solve a problem.
v.to practice law or to apply legalistic reasoning to a situation, often used in an informal or slightly critical way.
Simple“He tried to lawyer his way out of the parking ticket by finding a tiny mistake on the form.”
In context“The executive attempted to lawyer the agreement until the original intent of the partnership was completely obscured by technical clauses.”
Synonymslitigateadvocate - 03 C2 Proficiency
n.a name used in some places for plants with sharp, hooked thorns that catch on clothes.
n.a regional or dialectal name for various climbing plants with hooked prickles, such as certain brambles.
Simple“Be careful walking through those bushes; the lawyers will tear your trousers.”
In context“The hikers struggled through a dense thicket of lawyers that snagged their gear and scratched their exposed skin.”
Synonymsbramblebriar
Usage lawyers argued · lawyers argue · lawyers wrote
From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.