prosecutor

Meaning

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

Synonyms

accuser

plaintiff

public prosecutor

district attorney

prosecuting attorney

complainant

attorney general

prosecuting officer

attorney

monitor

objector

procurator

promoter

prosecution

pursuer

solicitor

incriminator

counsel for prosecution

claimant

corrector

counselor

defender

denunciator

examination

indicter

lawyer

Translations

procureur

Staatsanwalt

fiscal

κατήγορος

accusatore

promotor

acusador

procurador

promotora

aanklager

plaignant

Ankläger

pubblico ministero

accusateur

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɑ.səˌ.kjuːˌ.təɹˌ/

Etymology

1590s, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.