litigator
20
6.8
- noun
- /ˈlɪtɪˌɡeɪtər/
- Specialized
:
abogado litigante
- Fortune recently listed him as one of the top five litigators in the country.
- litigator in court
- a commercial litigator
- a litigator with a firm
He said that she was the best courtroom litigator he had ever seen.
- He said that she was the best courtroom litigator he had ever seen.
- This is this actually the great litigator from Brown V Board.
- It's fucked up for him not to refer him to an actual fucking litigator that handles media.
- Jack Greenberg is, you know, kind of one of the leading, you know, leading litigators N double ACP at this point.
- And the day that I decided that I was going to become a part time amateur litigator.
Examples
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We can all agree, as litigators, they were quiet, shy, and not very outspoken.
Academic text (2000) -
He said that she was the best courtroom litigator he had ever seen.
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I'm a civil litigator by trade.
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I'm not a personal injury litigator.
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There's a job opening there for a senior litigator that starts next week.
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He's the best litigator in the country.
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Aron seems less intense than many litigators, especially the ones who spend their days in court.
Academic text (2002) -
Branson hired two commercial litigators last year, "and they're staying busy," he says.
Academic text (2006) -
This is Leonard Weinglass, one of this country's most talented First Amendment litigators.
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As a litigator, she represented her clients with great skill in the courtroom.
Synonyms
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1.0
A person who gives legal advice and represents people in court
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4.6
A lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court
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4.3
A lawyer who speaks for someone in court
211
4.1
A lawyer who gives legal advice and represents people in court
146
5.8
A lawyer who speaks for a client in court
36
3.6
A person who represents people in court during trials
16
7.5
A lawyer who speaks for people in higher courts in Britain and Canada
8
4.7
A lawyer who speaks for clients in court cases before a judge or jury
1
8.1
A skilled lawyer who knows the law well and gives clear advice
1
7.8
A lawyer who speaks in court for someone
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word litigator comes from the Latin verb litigare, which meant 'to argue a case' or 'take part in a lawsuit'. Think of litigation and the word 'lawsuit'—a litigator is the lawyer who argues the case in court.