pleader
Plural: pleaders
Noun
- One who makes earnest requests or arguments, often in a legal context.
- a lawyer who pleads cases in court
- a person who pleads in court; an advocate
- someone who pleads or implores
Examples
- He was a skilled pleader, always advocating for the highest possible score in Words With Friends.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law
Scrabble Score: 10
pleader: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordpleader: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pleader: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
pleader: valid Words With Friends Word