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prosecutor

[pros-i-kyoo-ter] / ˈprɒs ɪˌkyu tər /
NOUN
accuser
Synonyms
STRONG
informer rat tattletale
WEAK
indicter
NOUN
detective
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent informer police officer private eye private investigator reporter sleuth spy
STRONG
analyst bloodhound bull constable cop dick eavesdropper eye fed fink flatfoot gumshoe nark peeper roper scout sergeant shadow shamus shoofly snoop tail
WEAK
P.I. Sherlock Holmes bird dog plainclothes officer slewfoot
NOUN
district attorney
Synonyms
WEAK
DA attorney general judge advocate prosecution officer
NOUN
enemy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adversary agent antagonist attacker bandit competitor criminal detractor foe guerrilla invader murderer opponent opposition rebel rival spy terrorist traitor villain
STRONG
assailant assassin backbiter betrayer contender defamer defiler disputant emulator falsifier informer inquisitor revolutionary saboteur slanderer traducer vilifier
WEAK
archenemy asperser bad person calumniator fifth column other side seditionist
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ally associate friend helper law police supporter
WEAK
aide assistant confidante
NOUN
inquirer
Synonyms
STRONG
agent analyst attorney auditor detective examiner gumshoe hound inquisitor inspector investigator police querier quester researcher reviewer sleuth snooper spy tester
WEAK
Sherlock Holmes plainclothes officer private detective private eye prober undercover cop
NOUN
investigator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent analyst auditor detective examiner inspector police researcher
STRONG
attorney gumshoe hound inquirer reviewer sleuth snooper spy tester
WEAK
Sherlock Holmes plainclothes officer private detective private eye undercover cop
NOUN
plaintiff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complainant litigant
STRONG
suer
NOUN
prosecution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
government
STRONG
DA state
WEAK
district attorney prosecuting agent prosecuting attorney state's attorney

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Even unsuccessful prosecutions can be costly and emotionally taxing for defendants, said Jared Fishman, a former career prosecutor in the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

The former federal prosecutor was making the case for why a federal tax credit is needed to level the playing field.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

But another lawyer—a longtime federal prosecutor appearing in court on his second day working for Pirro—conceded that her office so far didn’t know whether there was any evidence of misconduct.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

The prosecutor and the trial judge were not unfamiliar names.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

A prosecutor working with White put it more bluntly, “We all picked Ernest Burkhart the one to break.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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