attorney

n. lawyer

An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business:For attorney-at-law, see attorney at law, advocate, lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary.For attorney-in-fact, see power of attorney.
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Noun
1. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
(synonym) lawyer
(hypernym) professional, professional person
(hyponym) advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader
(member-holonym) lawyer-client relation, attorney-client relation
(classification) law, jurisprudence

(v. t.)
To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.
  

(n.)
One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.
  

(n.)
A substitute; a proxy; an agent.
  

(n.)
A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.
  

An alternate word for lawyers or barrister and solicitor, used mostly in the USA. - (read more on Attorney)