"pleader" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpliːdə/ [UK] Forms: pleaders [plural]
Etymology: Partly from Middle English pleder, pledere, equivalent to plead + -er; and partly from Middle English pledour, plaidour, from Anglo-Norman plaidur, pledour, Old French plaidëor, pledëor. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pleder}} Middle English pleder, {{af|en|plead|-er}} plead + -er, {{inh|en|enm|pledour}} Middle English pledour, {{der|en|xno|plaidur}} Anglo-Norman plaidur, {{der|en|fro|plaidëor}} Old French plaidëor Head templates: {{en-noun}} pleader (plural pleaders)
  1. (law) a person who pleads in court; an advocate Categories (topical): Law, People Translations (person who pleads in court): адвокат (advokat) [masculine] (Bulgarian), gearánaí [masculine] (Irish), agróir [masculine] (Irish)
    Sense id: en-pleader-en-noun-SgMBNTAp Disambiguation of People: 66 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Irish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 70 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 75 25 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'person who pleads in court': 85 15
  2. (generally) someone who pleads or implores
    Sense id: en-pleader-en-noun-CfonM7~A
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: special pleader

Inflected forms

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