Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prosecuting_officer

1 sense of prosecuting officer

Sense 1
prosecutor, public prosecutor, prosecuting officer, prosecuting attorney -- (a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state)
       => official, functionary -- (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
       => lawyer, attorney -- (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)