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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His death is not being treated as suspicious and a report will be sent to the procurator fiscal.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

A force spokesperson said: "There are no suspicious circumstances, and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"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

The man was charged and a file sent to prosecutors in the procurator fiscal's office.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

If he was a good business man, he could be chosen procurator.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

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