Pleader

n.	1.	One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate. So fair a pleader any cause may gain. - Dryden.
	2.	(Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special pleader.

Noun

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pleader - a lawyer who pleads cases in court Synonyms: counsel, counselor-at-law, advocate, counsellor, counselor

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