lawyer
Because it is a word with a single syllable, lawyer is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oflawyer
- A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
Example: "A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. - aphorism often credited to Abraham Lincoln, but without attestation"
- (by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
- The burbot.
- The stem of a bramble.
- To practice law.
- To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
- To make legalistic arguments.
- To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
Example: "You've been lawyered!"
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