attorney

1. (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.Examples: "If those attempts are unsuccessful, the attorney requesting the interrogatories may file a motion for sanctions with the court. The sanctions range from attorney fees to prohibiting the nonanswering party from presenting or defending claims."; "“Conflicting out” attorneys is the way a husband will make sure his wife doesn't hire any of the most aggressive lawyers in town."Synonyms: lawyer, barrister, solicitor, counsel, counselor, advocate[Appendix:Glossary#narrow|narrower]] distinctions>US

2. (law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.Examples: "Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative"

3. (UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.UKdated

4. (UK, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.UKderogatoryrareusually

5. (Philippines, sometimes US) An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.PhilippinesUSsometimes