Noun: lawyer lo-yu(r)
- A professional person authorized to practice law, conduct lawsuits or give legal advice
"She hired a lawyer to handle her divorce case";
- attorney
- Work as a lawyer; practice law
"She's been lawyering for over two decades"
- Use the services of a lawyer for legal representation
"After the accident, he decided to lawyer up";
- lawyer up [informal]
Derived forms: lawyering, lawyered, lawyers
Type of: professional, professional person
Part of: attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation
Encyclopedia: Lawyer, Thomas