noun · neutral
lawyer
UK/ˈlɔːjə/US/ˈlɔːjər/LAW·yer
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a person who gives legal advice and represents people in court
Examples
“He hired a lawyer to represent him in court.”
“A good lawyer explains your rights clearly.”
“Public defenders are lawyers for people who cannot afford one.”
Band 8 sentence
“Although a public defender, the lawyer mounted a vigorous defence that exposed the prosecution's weak evidence.”
Collocations
- hire a lawyer
- defence lawyer
- consult a lawyer
Word family
lawyer nounlawyering noun (informal)
Common mistakes
He is lawyer.→He is a lawyer.
I call a lawyer yesterday.→I called a lawyer yesterday.
Say it for a higher band
5attorney→6solicitor→7+lawyer
Synonyms
attorney
solicitor
Easily confused
attorney
“She hired an attorney to represent her in the contract dispute.”
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