Webster's English Dictionary

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lawyer

law.yer \'lo.-y*r, 'lo.i-*r\ n : one whose profession is to conduct 
   lawsuits for clients or to advise as  to legal rights and obligations in 
   other mattersTORNEY, SOLICITOR mean one authorized to practice law. LAWYER 
   applies to anyone in the profession; COUNSELOR applies to one who accepts 
   court cases or gives advice on legal matters; BARRISTER is a British term 
   corresponding to COUNSELOR but with the emphasis on pleading in open court 
   which in English practice is permitted only to barristers; COUNSEL is 
   equivalent to COUNSELOR or it may collectively designate a group acting for 
   a legal cause in court; ATTORNEY is commonly nearly equivalent to LAWYER 
   but strictly applies to one transacting legal business for a client; 
   SOLICITOR is the British term corresponding to ATTORNEY SYN syn LAWYER, 
   COUNSELOR, BARRISTER, COUNSEL, AT