Synonyms of attorney

attorney 1 of 2

noun (1)

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
• diplomatist
• speaker
• substitute
• broker
• operative
• mediator
• arbitrator
• spy
• emissary
• liaison
• stand-in
• informer
• backup
• alternate
• legate
• sub
• intermediary
• conciliator
• relief
• peacemaker
• pinch hitter
• arbiter
• intercessor
• mouthpiece
• prophet
• middleman
• point man
• understudy
• 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
• 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

attorneys

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of attorney

1

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representatives
• deputies
• delegates
• agents
• managers
• ministers
• assignees
• ambassadors
• proxies
• reps
• envoys
• procurators
• factors
• diplomats
• commissaries
• spokesmen
• distributors
• surrogates
• diplomatists
• foreign ministers
• plenipotentiaries
• speakers
• brokers
• operatives
• arbitrators
• replacements
• mediators
• spies
• substitutes
• informers
• liaisons
• emissaries
• alternates
• legates
• conciliators
• intermediaries
• spokespeople
• subs
• backups
• peacemakers
• intercessors
• arbiters
• pinch hitters
• prophets
• middlemen
• understudies
• mouthpieces
• stand-ins
• reliefs
• point people
• point men
• interposers
• compradors
• go-betweens

2

as in lawyers

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

• lawyers
• advocates
• counselors
• attorneys-at-law
• counsels
• prosecutors
• solicitors
• counselors-at-law
• legal eagles
• jurists
• district attorneys
• legislators
• prosecuting attorneys
• trial lawyers
• lawmakers
• criminal lawyers
• public defenders
• mouthpieces
• lawgivers
• cocounsels
• solons
• shysters
• ambulance chasers
• Philadelphia lawyers
• pettifoggers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attorney

Noun

Jay Ferguson, the son of prominent civil rights attorney James Ferguson, leads sales personnel and operations for a parking management company. —Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2025

Michelle Pascucci, state trial attorney for the Massachusetts Attorney General's office, said that the USDA could have issued another guidance memo when the Supreme Court's stay took effect. —Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025

Noun

Following the verdict, Zwerner’s attorneys spoke to reporters outside the courthouse, with Zwerner herself standing off to the side with her family. —Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025

Civil rights attorneys, including from the ACLU of Illinois and firm Loevy & Loevy, represented plaintiffs in the class action lawsuit. —Michael Loria, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025