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letrado

lawyer

noun leh-TRAH-doh Rare
People & Society Law

Origin: From Latin litteratus (learned, lettered), from littera (letter).

Also means

learned person

Usage Note

Letrado in legal contexts means a qualified lawyer or counsel, used in formal and judicial registers — closer to 'learned counsel' than the everyday abogado. Outside law it means a well-educated or lettered person. The feminine form is letrada. The colloquial opposite is iletrado (illiterate, unlettered).

Examples

"El letrado presentó sus argumentos ante el juez."

Natural Translation

The lawyer presented his arguments before the judge.

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