Juror
/ˈd͡ʒʊəɹə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A member of a jury.
"While unfailingly courteous to the jury, he could be quite sharp with counsel and witnesses, and rattle his sabre at the press: his first reported words in the case were that any journalist thinking of interviewing a juror 'had better bring a toothbrush'."
- 2 someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"On Tuesday, a third alternate juror, a white man who said he works as an accountant, was the last person chosen over a two-week period to try the case."
Etymology
From Middle English jurour, jurrour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman jurour and Old French jureor, from the verb jurer (“to swear”), or possibly from Latin iūrātor, iūrātōrem, whence the English doublet jurator.