Attorney

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more attorney /əˈtəːni/ noun noun: attorney; plural noun: attorneys 1. US a lawyer. "he's an attorney who has a practice in San Diego" Similar: lawyer legal practitioner legal executive legal adviser legal representative agent member of the bar advocate counsel counsellor intercessor defending counsel prosecuting counsel barrister Queen's Counsel QC counsellor-at-law brief SOUTH AFRICAN a solicitor. 2. a person, typically a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters. Origin Middle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner ‘assign’, from a ‘towards’ + torner ‘to turn’ (see attorn). Use over time for: attorney