The prosecutor asked me a leading question.
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Prosecutor
/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/
Synonyms for "prosecutor" (57 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (12)
Strong matches (17)
Noun(2 words)
criminal-lawyerdistrict attorney
Related words (28)
leaderlibelantmouthpiecepartypetitionerplaintiffprivate attorneyprosecuting attorneypublic prosecutorpublicistqcsilksilk gownsolicitor generalspecial pleadersscstuff gownstuff-gownsmansuitorthe prosecution
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us attorney
Noun(7 words)
office of the prosecutorprocuratorprocuratorsprosecuting officerprosecution serviceprosecutor's officestate prosecutor
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: prosecuting attorney, public prosecutor, accusant, accuser, accusers.
- Sentence evidence is available for prosecutor, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
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Synonym selection checklist
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When not to replace "prosecutor"
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Replacement workflow
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Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
7 entriesassistant prosecutordistrict attorneydistrict attorney officefederal prosecutorprosecution servicespecial prosecutorstate prosecutor office
Collocations
6 entriesassistant prosecutorcriminal prosecutorfederal prosecutoroffice of the prosecutorprosecutor's officeprosecutorial discretion
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesTranslations
95 translations across 56 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- prokuror noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Arabic
2 entries- الْمُدَّعِي noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- مُدَّعٍ noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Armenian
1 entries- դատախազ noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- ittihamçı noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- prokuror noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Belarusian
2 entries- абвінава́ўца noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- пракуро́р noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Bengali
1 entries- অভিশংসক noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Bulgarian
3 entries- обвини́тел noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- обвини́телка noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- прокуро́р noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Catalan
1 entries- fiscal noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Cebuano
1 entries- prosekyutor noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 主控官 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 原告 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- 檢控官 /检控官 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- 起訴人 /起诉人 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Czech
1 entries- prokurátor noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Danish
1 entries- anklager noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Dutch
1 entries- aanklager noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Estonian
2 entries- prokurör noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- süüdistaja noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Finnish
1 entries- syyttäjä noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
French
3 entries- procuratrice noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- procureur noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- procureuse noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Georgian
1 entries- პროკურორი noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
German
4 entries- Amtsanwalt noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- Ankläger noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- Anklägerin noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- Staatsanwalt noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Greek
2 entries- εισαγγελέας noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- κατήγορος noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Hebrew
1 entries- תוֹבֵעַ noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Hindi
1 entries- अभियोक्ता noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Icelandic
1 entries- saksóknari noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Italian
2 entries- procuratore noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- prosecutore noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Japanese
3 entries- 検事 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- 検察 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- 検察官 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Kazakh
1 entries- прокурор noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Korean
3 entries- 검사 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- 검찰 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- 검찰관 noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- прокурор noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Lao
1 entries- ໂຈດ noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Latvian
1 entries- prokurors noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Lithuanian
1 entries- prokuroras noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Macedonian
2 entries- обвинител noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- обвинителка noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Mongolian
1 entries- яллагч noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Māori
1 entries- kaiwhiu noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- aktor noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Pashto
1 entries- څارنوال noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Persian
2 entries- دادستان noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- مدعی noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Aunkloagsveträda noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Polish
1 entries- prokurator noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Portuguese
2 entries- promotor noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- promotora noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Romanian
1 entries- procuror noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Russian
3 entries- обвини́тель noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- обвини́тельница noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- прокуро́р noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- tužitèljica noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- tùžitelj noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- ту̀житељ noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- тужитѐљица noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Slovak
1 entries- prokurátor noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Slovene
2 entries- tožilec noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- tožilka noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Spanish
1 entries- acusador noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Swahili
2 entries- kiongozi wa mashtaka noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- mwendesha mashtaka noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Swedish
1 entries- åklagare noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Tajik
2 entries- додситон noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- прокурор noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Thai
1 entries- โจทก์ noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Turkish
2 entries- davacı noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- savcı noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Turkmen
2 entries- garalawçy noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- prokuror noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Ukrainian
3 entries- обвинува́ч noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- обвинува́чка noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- прокуро́р noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Uyghur
1 entries- پروكۇرور noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Uzbek
2 entries- prokuror noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- qoralovchi noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Vietnamese
4 entries- biện lý noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- bên nguyên noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- công tố viên noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
- người khởi tố noun (a person instituting criminal prosecution)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
It's a love story that unfolds between an unlikely pair, a public prosecutor from a good family and a modern high school girl.
Source: tatoeba (328055)
The guy was acquitted when the prosecutor failed to prove that he had committed the crime.
Source: tatoeba (2652729)
"...That's why I require your services. Help me, Phoenix Wright! You are my only hope." "Are you sure you have a valid case?" "Yes. Link is living the good life." "Don't worry. We'll have this case settled very soon." "Do not be so sure. I know the prosecutor." "Could a young warrior from another land know any good prosecutors, I wonder? ...Who's prosecuting?" "Miles Edgeworth."
Source: tatoeba (3224212)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "prosecutor"?
Closest matches include prosecuting attorney, public prosecutor, accusant, accuser, accusers.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "prosecutor"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.