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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Blanche later became a prosecutor in that office before going into private practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Pictures published by the regional prosecutor show smashed market kiosks strewn with metal, glass and food.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Meghan Blanco, a former federal prosecutor and veteran defense attorney, suggested Gee’s inaction with Essayli might be a clever act of resistance.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Jimmy Gurulé, a former federal prosecutor and George W. Bush appointee to the U.S.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

“That may have been discussed as one of several possibilities,” the prosecutor replied with a Cheshire cat grin.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.