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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Prosecutor

/präs'-ĭk-yo͞otˌ-ẽr/ · Pros·e·cu·tor · IPA /ˈpɹɑ.səˌkjuːˌtəɹ/
01 n. One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business.
  1. 1.
    One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business.
  2. 2.
    The person who institutes and carries on a criminal suit against another in the name of the government.(Law)