attorney vs counselor-at-law

counselor-at-law vs attorney

attorney and counselor-at-law both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attorney	Yes	No	No	No
counselor-at-law	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, counselor-at-law is a hyponym of attorney; that is, counselor-at-law is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attorney:

attorney: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
counselor-at-law: a lawyer who pleads cases in court

Other hyponyms of attorney include advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, pleader, ambulance chaser, barrister, conveyancer, defense attorney, defense lawyer, divorce lawyer, prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor, public defender, referee, solicitor, trial attorney, trial lawyer.

attorney (noun)	counselor-at-law (noun)
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice	a lawyer who pleads cases in court

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