lawyer.
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
Meaning & usage
A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor)
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.
A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. [one of various versions of an aphorism in law]
A legal layman who argues points of law.
The burbot.
The stem of a bramble.
Any of various plants that have hooked thorns. A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis
Any of various plants that have hooked thorns. Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti.
Any of various plants that have hooked thorns. A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.
To practice law.
To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
To make legalistic arguments.
To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
You've been lawyered!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English lawiere, lawier, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.
Try it on your idea.
lawyer has 6 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.