conveyancer — English Dictionary

Noun

1. An attorney who passes transfer of immovable property from one party to another.

2. A pickpocket.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Obsolete
   • Slang

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The wind-up is, that the father becomes bankrupt; the wife and daughters town-traders; the sons Greeks, Fancy-swells, Conveyancers (pickpockets), or Cracksmen (house breakers), and the New Drop is the last drop they ever take.

   Then will Lincoln's Inn change its sombre hue to Lincoln green. There will be no conveyancers, i. e. no thieves, no pickpockets.

Noun

1. a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties

   Broader terms

   lawyerattorney