advocate
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel.
Other meanings
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor.
A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "advocātus" (an advocate).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “advocate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.