noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who intervenes, especially in a legal sense.
2. 2
   (law) a party who interposes in a pending proceeding wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

amicus curiaefriend of the court

Etymology

From intervene + -or.

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