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# lawyer

noun (a lawyer, lawyers)

«lawyer» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person whose job is to know the law, give advice about it and speak for people in court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#m1)
2. (informal) Someone who argues very cleverly (you sound like a lawyer). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship lessons and stories: a lawyer defends someone in court or helps people with wills, houses and contracts. Phrases: hire a lawyer, a good lawyer, a defence lawyer.

### Examples

- My aunt is a lawyer who helps families. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x1)
- The lawyer spoke to the jury in court. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x2)
- You need a lawyer to help with the contract. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x3)
- He wants to be a lawyer when he grows up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x4)
- "You argue like a lawyer!" said Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x5)
- The lawyer read the rules very carefully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x6)
- I know that he never married, I believe he became a lawyer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Said "LOY-er" (UK) or "LAW-yer" (US). Similar words: solicitor and barrister (UK, Ireland, Australia), attorney (USA), counsel (formal). A lawyer is not a judge — the judge runs the court and decides.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lawyer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lawyer/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lawyer» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lawyer.html) on Mova free.