Synonyms for proxy
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Noun
1. Attorney
attorney, substitute, deputy, surrogate, agent, representative, delegate, procurator, locum tenens, lieutenant, place holder, secondary, vicar
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Definitions
- n. 1
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- proxies → attorneys, substitutes, deputies, surrogates…
Example sentences
- surrogate Tom was offered a surrogate home, but he refused it.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| proxy | rising | |
| surrogate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- agent2, vicar2
- 6 letters
- agency3, deputy3
- 8 letters
- attorney3, delegate3
- 9 letters
- secondary4, surrogate3
- 10 letters
- lieutenant3, substitute3, procurator
- 12 letters
- substitution4
- 14 letters
- representative5, representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (agent2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- fondé de pouvoir
- Español
- apoderado
- Deutsch
- Bevollmächtigter
- Català
- apoderat