procurator

[prok-yuh-rey-ter] / ˈprɒk jəˌreɪ tər /

NOUN

lawyer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate counselor

STRONG

attorney barrister counsel counsellor defender jurist mouthpiece pleader practitioner proctor solicitor

WEAK

attorney-at-law jurisprudent legal adviser legal eagle legist member of the bar

NOUN

substitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backup replacement stand-in surrogate

STRONG

agent alternate assistant auxiliary changeling delegate deputy double dummy equivalent expediency expedient fill in ghost locum makeshift proxy recourse refuge relay relief representative reserve resort resource standby stopgap sub succedaneum successor supplanter supply symbol temp temporary understudy vicar

WEAK

dernier ressort ghost writer locum tenens pinch-hitter temporary expedient

Antonyms

STRONG

being entity permanent

Example Sentences

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He did not answer on that point but in relation to his decision, said "the procurator is independent of the Church and all others involved in the process".

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

BBC File on 4 Investigates put this to procurator Paul Reid KC.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

Police Scotland said a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

It said the procurator fiscal had decided against bringing Ms Docherty before a court and if she accepted the warning she would not be prosecuted.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

After working a few days at the mines he decamped to Rome with the funds, which enabled him to purchase a commission as papal procurator “de causis fidei,” whence his appellation.

From A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume II by Lea, Henry Charles

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