barrator

[ bar-uh-ter ]

noun

, Law.

1. a person who commits barratry.

ˈbarrator

/ ˈbærətə /

noun

1. a person guilty of barratry

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrator¹

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; practical ) + -eor -ator

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrator¹

C14: from Old French barateor , from barater to barter

Example Sentences

And, when the barrator had disappeared, he turned his talons on his fellow, and was clutched with him above the ditch.

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The great barrator made no hypocritical pretence of desiring peace.

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The barrator prolongs his answer so as to procure a respite from the fangs of his tormentors.

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