A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor).
Mr. Wells was a pleasant man of middle-age, with keen eyes, and the typical lawyer’s mouth.
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A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. [one of various versions of an aphorism in law]
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(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.
Mr. Wells was a pleasant man of middle-age, with keen eyes, and the typical lawyer’s mouth.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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