/ˈprɒsɪkju:tə(r) ||; ˈprɑsɪˌkjutɚ/noun[C] 1 a public official who charges sb with a crime and tries to show that he/she is guilty in a court of law 公诉人；检察官: the public/state prosecutor 公诉人﹔国家检查官
2 a lawyer who leads the case against the accused person(the defendant)in a court of law 起诉人﹔主证人﹙被告叫做defendant﹚