Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "lawyer" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

desk

Capable Of

charge fee for service clear of all charges come early fine company lay foundation of argument note bad happened object in court object in court room object statement object to comment object to hearsay object to line of questioning object to question object to statement present case present case to court produce evidence prosecute criminal prove case prove client innocent prove to judge question witness reason truth away rest case rest case in court settle dispute settle lawsuit state case study legal precedents subject witness to examination try case

Defined As

smallest part of lawyers

Derived Terms

Penang lawyer Philadelphia lawyer antilawyer barrack-room lawyer barracks lawyer barracks room lawyer bush lawyer canon lawyer common lawyer corporate lawyer corporation lawyer criminal lawyer cyberlawyer defence lawyer defense lawyer jailhouse lawyer labour lawyer lake lawyer lawyer cane lawyer foyer lawyer vine lawyer-readable lawyer-speak lawyerball lawyerdom lawyerese lawyeress lawyering lawyerish lawyerism lawyerless lawyerlike lawyerling lawyerly lawyership lawyerspeak lawyery neurolawyer non-lawyer nonlawyer one-horse lawyer outlawyer professional support lawyer robolawyer rules lawyer sea lawyer sea-lawyer sharia lawyer superlawyer underlawyer unlawyered

Derived From

law

Has Part

defend probably quilty person

Context

law uk

Part Of (Holonyms)

chambers law firm

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

advisor agent arguer jurist professional professional person

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

King's Counsel Philadelphia lawyer Queen's Counsel Senior Counsel attorney-at-law avvocato barrister corporate lawyer criminal lawyer cyberlawyer defence lawyer defender defense attorney general counsel judge advocate labour lawyer lawyeress lawyerling legal eagle mouthpiece one-horse lawyer pettifogger prosecuting attorney prosecutor public defender sea lawyer sharia lawyer shyster silk solicitor superlawyer underlawyer

Type Of (IsA)

human legal professional professional

Not Desires

lose case

Related Terms

barrister lawyer up solicitor

Related Terms

arguments attorney bar exam barrister big big fees burbot courtroom courts dishonest dishonest man fees job law law degree law practitioner lawyer up layman legal legal profession legalistic litigator man occupation practitioner profession professional scum snake solicitor

Synonym Network

advocate attorney attorney at law counselor

Used For

get out of jail represent in court

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.