juror

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒʊɹɚ/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury

Etymology

From Middle English jurour, jurrour, borrowed from Anglo-Norman jurour and Old French jureor, from the verb jurer (“to swear”), or possibly from Latin iūrātor, iūrātōrem, whence the English doublet jurator.

In classic literature

Synonyms

juryman, jurywoman

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
panelist
Narrower (hyponyms)
petit juror, foreperson

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