'Pleader' definitions:
Definition of 'pleader'
From: WordNet
noun
A lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader]
Definition of 'Pleader'
From: 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]
Synonyms of 'pleader'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abettor,
- actuator,
- advocate,
- agent,
- alter ego,
- alternate,
- amicus curiae,
- animator,
- apologete,
- apologist,
- apologizer,
- attorney,
- attorney-at-law,
- backup,
- backup man,
- barrister,
- barrister-at-law,
- cajoler,
- champion,
- coax,
- coaxer,
- counsel,
- counselor,
- counselor-at-law,
- defender,
- deputy,
- dummy,
- encourager,
- energizer,
- executive officer,
- exponent,
- figurehead,
- firer,
- friend at court,
- gadfly,
- galvanizer,
- impeller,
- inducer,
- inspirer,
- intercessor,
- justifier,
- lawyer,
- legal adviser,
- legal counselor,
- legal expert,
- legal practitioner,
- legalist,
- lieutenant,
- locum,
- locum tenens,
- mouthpiece,
- mover,
- moving spirit,
- paranymph,
- persuader,
- pinch hitter,
- prime mover,
- proctor,
- procurator,
- prompter,
- proponent,
- proxy,
- representative,
- sea lawyer,
- second in command,
- secondary,
- self-styled lawyer,
- solicitor,
- spark,
- spark plug,
- sparker,
- stand-in,
- stimulator,
- substitute,
- successful advocate,
- surrogate,
- tempter,
- understudy,
- utility man,
- vicar,
- vicar general,
- vice,
- vicegerent,
- vindicator,
- wheedler,
- whitewasher