barrator

[ bar-uh-ter ]

/ ˈbær ə tər /

noun Law.

a person who commits barratry.

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Also bar·ra·ter, barretor.

Origin of barrator

1350–1400; Middle English barettour brawler, fighter < Anglo-French barretor, barator, Old French barateor, equivalent to barat(er) to make a disturbance, baret(er) to trick, cheat (< Vulgar Latin *prattāre < Greek prā́ttein to do, perform, manage; see practical) + -eor -ator

Words nearby barrator

barranca, barrancabermeja, barranquilla, barraquer's disease, barras, barrator, barratry, barrault, barre, barred, barred i

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Example sentences from the Web for barrator

And, when the barrator had disappeared, he turned his talons on his fellow, and was clutched with him above the ditch.
Dante: "The Central Man of All the World"|John T. Slattery
The barrator prolongs his answer so as to procure a respite from the fangs of his tormentors.
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri|Dante Alighieri

British Dictionary definitions for barrator

barrator

/ (ˈbærətə) /

noun

a person guilty of barratry

Word Origin for barrator

C14: from Old French barateor, from barater to barter

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