pleader

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a lawyer who pleads cases in courtSynonyms: advocatecounselcounselorcounsellorcounselor-at-law
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Pleader \Plead"er\, n. [F. plaideur.]

1.One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. [1913 Webster]

So fair a pleader any cause may gain.— Dryden.[1913 Webster]

2.(Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader. [1913 Webster]

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