Prosecutor
/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A prosecuting attorney.
"Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature."
- 2 a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state wordnet
- 3 A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
"The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying."
Example
More examples"The prosecutor asked me a leading question."
Etymology
1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.