pleader Definition

plead
verb pleaded, pled (especially N Amer & Scots), pleading

1. To appeal earnestly to them for it.

Example: pleading for mercy
Thesaurus: beg, implore, beseech, crave, entreat.
Form: plead with someone for something (usually)
intr
2. Said of an accused person: to state in a court of law that one is guilty or not guilty.

Example: decided to plead guilty
Example: He pleaded not guilty
Thesaurus: declare, allege, cite, maintain, assert.
3. To argue in defence of it.

Example: plead someone's case
Thesaurus: defend, advocate, argue.
Form: plead for something (also)
4. To give something as an excuse.

Example: plead ignorance

Derivative: pleadable
adj

Derivative: pleader
noun

Etymology: 13c: from French plaidier, from Latin placitum that which pleases or is agreed upon.