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(lô′yər) noun
1. One who practices law; an attorney or solicitor.
2. A member of any branch of the legal profession.
3. In the New Testament, an expositor of the Mosaic law.
4. U.S. The black–necked stilt (Himantopus mexicanus): also called longshanks.
5. The American burbot.
6. The bowfin: also called mudfish and grindle.
7. Brit. Dial. A long briar or bramble. [<LAW1 + -YER]
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