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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLE'ADER, n. One who argues in a court of justice.
1. One that forms pleas or pleadings; as a special pleader.
2. One that offers reasons for or against; one that attempts to maintain by arguments.
So fair a pleader any cause may gain.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor-at-law, pleader]

Merriam Webster's

noun see plead

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pleader Plead"er, n. [F. plaideur.] 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.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Assertor, vindicator, defender, advocate.

Moby Thesaurus

abettor, actuator, advocate, agent, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, animator, apologete, apologist, apologizer, attorney, attorney-at-law, backup, backup man, barrister, barrister-at-law, cajoler, champion, coax, coaxer, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law, defender, deputy, dummy, encourager, energizer, executive officer, exponent, figurehead, firer, friend at court, gadfly, galvanizer, impeller, inducer, inspirer, intercessor, justifier, lawyer, legal adviser, legal counselor, legal expert, legal practitioner, legalist, lieutenant, locum, locum tenens, mouthpiece, mover, moving spirit, paranymph, persuader, pinch hitter, prime mover, proctor, procurator, prompter, proponent, proxy, representative, sea lawyer, second in command, secondary, self-styled lawyer, solicitor, spark, spark plug, sparker, stand-in, stimulator, substitute, successful advocate, surrogate, tempter, understudy, utility man, vicar, vicar general, vice, vicegerent, vindicator, wheedler, whitewasher