All pleader synonyms
plead·er
P p noun pleader
- da — from; of (used in Italian and Portuguese personal names, originally to indicate place of origin): Lorenzo da Ponte; Vasco da Gama.
- lawyer — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- legist — an expert in law, especially ancient law.
- das — hyrax.
- apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
- fixer — a person or thing that fixes.
- legal beagle — (Idiomatic) A skillful and adroit attorney.
- legal eagle — a lawyer.
- advocate — If you advocate a particular action or plan, you recommend it publicly.
- campaigner — A campaigner is a person who campaigns for social or political change.
- expounder — A person who expounds, explains.
- counsellor — A counsellor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- counselor — A counselor is a person whose job is to give advice to people who need it, especially advice on their personal problems.
- attorney — In the United States, an attorney or attorney at law is a lawyer.
- attorney-at-law — a lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a legal action
- devil's advocate — If you play devil's advocate in a discussion or debate, you express an opinion which you may not agree with but which is very different to what other people have been saying, in order to make the argument more interesting.