Pleader — Plead er, n. [F. plaideur.] 1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. [1913 Webster] So fair a pleader any cause may gain. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pleader — index advocate (counselor), apologist, attorney, claimant, counsel, intermediary, jurist, petitioner … Law dictionary
pleader — A person whose business it was to draw pleadings. Formerly, when pleading at common law was a highly technical and difficult art, there was a class of men known as special pleaders not at the bar, who held a position intermediate between counsel… … Black's law dictionary
pleader — noun see plead … New Collegiate Dictionary
pleader — /plee deuhr/, n. a person who pleads, esp. at law. [1225 75; ME pleder, plaidour; see PLEAD, ER1] * * * … Universalium
pleader — noun A person, such as an advocate, who pleads … Wiktionary
pleader — Synonyms and related words: abettor, actuator, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, animator, apologete, apologist, apologizer, attorney, attorney at law, backup, backup man, barrister, barrister at law, cajoler, champion, coax,… … Moby Thesaurus
pleader — plead·er || plɪËdÉ™(r) n. (Law) advocate, defense lawyer; claimant, one who enters a plea; claim, suit … English contemporary dictionary
pleader — n. Assertor, vindicator, defender, advocate … New dictionary of synonyms
pleader — plead·er … English syllables
