Synonyms of attorney

attorney

noun

ə-ˈtər-nē 

1

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another

talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deputy
• representative
• delegate
• agent
• manager
• minister
• proxy
• ambassador
• rep
• envoy
• assignee
• spokesperson
• procurator
• commissary
• factor
• diplomat
• spokesman
• surrogate
• plenipotentiary
• distributor
• replacement
• foreign minister
• speaker
• diplomatist
• substitute
• broker
• operative
• mediator
• arbitrator
• spy
• liaison
• emissary
• stand-in
• informer
• backup
• alternate
• legate
• sub
• intermediary
• conciliator
• relief
• peacemaker
• pinch hitter
• arbiter
• intercessor
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• middleman
• understudy
• point man
• compradore
• point person
• go-between
• comprador
• interposer

2

as in lawyer

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations

finished law school and became an attorney

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lawyer
• advocate
• counsellor
• counselor
• counsel
• solicitor
• attorney-at-law
• prosecutor
• counselor-at-law
• legal eagle
• district attorney
• prosecuting attorney
• jurist
• legislator
• cocounsel
• trial lawyer
• criminal lawyer
• public defender
• lawmaker
• mouthpiece
• shyster
• lawgiver
• Philadelphia lawyer
• ambulance chaser
• pettifogger
• solon

Examples of attorney in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her defense attorney argued she was scapegoated for the safety failures of film set management and other crew members. —Eric Levenson, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024

The case will be handled by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and the commonwealth’s attorney for the 27th Judicial Circuit, Jackie Steele. —Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024

An attorney for the Raleigh family could not be reached for comment Thursday. —Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024

Adam Mortara was the lead trial attorney for S.F.F.A. in its case against Harvard six years ago, and occupies the same role in the Naval Academy trial. —Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024