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Added 10 October 2026

pleader

/ˈpliːdə/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about pleader at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A lawyer who pleads cases in court.

Origin

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.

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