attorney vs public defender

public defender vs attorney

attorney and public defender both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attorney	Yes	No	No	No
public defender	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public defender is a hyponym of attorney; that is, public defender 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
public defender: a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

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

attorney (noun)	public defender (noun)
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice	a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

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