special pleader

noun

Someone who uses special pleading; someone who argues that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification or without a relevant basis.

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Meanings

nounspecial pleader (plural special pleaders)

plural special pleaders

  1. Someone who uses special pleading; someone who argues that a particular case is an exception to a generally accepted rule, without justification or without a relevant basis.

Origin

Blend of special pleading + -er.

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APA

special pleader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20pleader

MLA

“special pleader.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20pleader. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “special pleader,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/special%20pleader.

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