Synonyms for prosecutor
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pros-i-kyoo-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒs ɪˌkyu tər |
Top 10 synonyms for prosecutor Other synonyms for the word prosecutor
- archenemy
- asperser
- assailant
- assassin
- attorney
- attorney general
- backbiter
- bad person
- betrayer
- bird dog
- bloodhound
- bull
- calumniator
- constable
- contender
- cop
- DA
- defamer
- defiler
- detective
- detractor
- dick
- disputant
- district attorney
- eavesdropper
- emulator
- examiner
- eye
- falsifier
- fed
- fifth column
- fink
- flatfoot
- foe
- government
- guerrilla
- gumshoe
- hound
- indicter
- informer
- inquirer
- inquisitor
- inspector
- invader
- investigator
- judge advocate
- litigant
- murderer
- nark
- opponent
- opposition
- other side
- P. I.
- peeper
- plainclothes officer
- police
- police officer
- private detective
- private eye
- private investigator
- prober
- prosecuting agent
- prosecuting attorney
- prosecution officer
- prosecutor
- querier
- quester
- rat
- rebel
- reporter
- researcher
- reviewer
- revolutionary
- rival
- roper
- saboteur
- scout
- seditionist
- sergeant
- shadow
- shamus
- Sherlock Holmes
- shoofly
- slanderer
- sleuth
- slewfoot
- snoop
- snooper
- spy
- state
- state's attorney
- suer
- tail
- tattletale
- terrorist
- tester
- traducer
- traitor
- undercover cop
- vilifier
- villain
Définition of prosecutor
Origin :- 1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, agent noun from prosequi (see prosecute). Specific legal sense of "one who brings a case in a court of law" is from 1620s; earlier such a person was a promoter (late 15c.). Related: Prosecutorial.
- As in investigator : noun person who checks thoroughly
- As in accuser : noun person laying blame
- As in prosecution : noun the prosecuting party in a criminal action
- As in district attorney : noun public prosecutor
- As in plaintiff : noun accuser
- As in inquirer : noun questioner
- As in detective : noun investigator of crime
- As in enemy : noun someone hated or competed against
- Prosecutor followed, stopped her, and said, 'I've got you now.'
- Extract from : « The Book-Hunter in London » by William Roberts
- Our Prosecutor was admirable—and that Etchepare is the lowest swine.
- Extract from : « Woman on Her Own, False Gods & The Red Robe » by Eugne Brieux
- Prosecutor—“Very likely, your honor; there were two stolen.”
- Extract from : « Among the Humorists and After Dinner Speakers, Vol. I » by Various
- “It is never too late for justice, Mr. Prosecutor,” said he.
- Extract from : « The Bondboy » by George W. (George Washington) Ogden
- “My appointment with the Prosecutor is at ten-thirty,” said Mr. Parker briskly.
- Extract from : « Ghost Beyond the Gate » by Mildred A. Wirt
- The Prosecutor for the Crown then rose, and summed up the evidence.
- Extract from : « A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest » by Amelia B. Edwards
- Wasn't that a terrible arraignment of Prosecutor Murgatroyd!
- Extract from : « The Red Mouse » by William Hamilton Osborne
- Don't you think we can cut all that sort of thing out, Mr. Prosecutor?
- Extract from : « The Red Mouse » by William Hamilton Osborne
- Gilles cries out that the Prosecutor is a liar and a traitor.
- Extract from : « L-bas » by J. K. Huysmans
- With a gesture, brushing away his tears, the Prosecutor arrested the proceedings.
- Extract from : « L-bas » by J. K. Huysmans
Antonyms for prosecutor
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