pleader
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a lawyer who pleads cases in courtSynonyms: advocatecounselcounselorcounsellorcounselor-at-law
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]