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procurator

[prok-yuh-rey-ter] / ˈprɒk yəˌreɪ 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 was released and a report was sent to the procurator fiscal but he is yet to appear in court.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

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

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025

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

"On discussion with the procurator fiscal, it became clear that perhaps taking the money was the best option. But in truth we felt, and it seems crazy, that we'd let people down."

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

There he remained about ten years, receiving priest’s orders, and rising to the important office of procurator, which brought him into contact with the outer world.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various