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prosecutor

noun
/ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/US

Etymology

First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

  1. derived from prosecutor

Definitions

  1. A prosecuting attorney.

    • Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.
    • It sat by mutely while Jack Abramoff, the superlobbyist, spun schemes that eroded public trust, until prosecutors had to move in.

  2. A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a…

    A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

    • The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.

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Derived

criminal prosecutor, crown prosecutor, prosecutorial, prosecutorship, special prosecutor

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA