prosecutor

nouncommon in dialogue

United States//ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ//

A prosecuting attorney.

noun

1
A prosecuting attorney.
Annie Jay was the Wisconsin government prosecutor in the trial of a man for forging his client's signature.
The evidence disclosed that the three prisoners were in a public-house together with the prosecutor, Abraham Rhodes, and that in concert with the other two prisoners, the prisoner John Dewhirst placed a pencase on the table in the room where they were assembled, and left the room to get writing-paper.
It sat by mutely while Jack Abramoff, the superlobbyist, spun schemes that eroded public trust, until prosecutors had to move in.
2
A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
The prosecutor got the witness to admit he was lying.

Etymology

First use appears c. 1542, from Medieval Latin prosecutor, from prōsequor (English prosecute). By surface analysis, prosecute + -or.

Forms

plural: prosecutors

propulsion · The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically…prosecute · To start criminal proceedings against.prosecution · The act of prosecuting a scheme or endeavor.

prosecutor · A prosecuting attorney.

prospect · The region which the eye overlooks at one time; a view; a…Prospect · A number of places in the United States: A town in New Haven…prospective · Likely or expected to happen or become.

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