noun
Meaning 1
a person who pleads in court; an advocate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pleader
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Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpliːdə/
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rhymes with -iːdə(ɹ)
noun
Meaning 2
someone who pleads or implores
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: generally
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lawyer, attorney
History
Etymology
Partly from Middle English pleder, pledere, equivalent to plead + -er; and partly from Middle English pledour, plaidour, from Anglo-Norman plaidur, pledour, Old French plaidëor, pledëor.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: адвокат (advokat) — person who pleads in court
- Irish: gearánaí — person who pleads in court
- Irish: agróir — person who pleads in court
- Russian: проситель (prositelʹ) — someone who pleads or implores
- Russian: ходатай (xodataj) — someone who pleads or implores
Real reading context