barrister

[ bar-uh-ster ]

noun

, Law.

1. (in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts. Compare solicitor ( def 4 ).
2. Informal. any lawyer.

barrister

/ ˈbærɪstə /

noun

1. Also calledbarrister-at-law (in England) a lawyer who has been called to the bar and is qualified to plead in the higher courts Compare solicitor See also advocate counsel
2. (in Canada) a lawyer who pleads in court
3. a less common word for lawyer

Other Words From

• bar·ris·te·ri·al [bar-, uh, -, steer, -ee-, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrister¹

1535–45; derivative of bar ¹, perhaps after obsolete legister lawyer or minister

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrister¹

C16: from bar ¹

Example Sentences

The council said a formal "recovery plan" was to be implemented, saying it had "proactive steps in place" to review internal processes, including a barrister investigating events in 2019 referenced in the trial.

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The British barrister had moved to Zimbabwe with his wife and four children from Winchester in England in 1984 to work with an evangelistic organisation.

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The barrister and senior member of a Christian charity then moved to Zimbabwe and later South Africa, where he abused up to 100 boys aged 13 to 17, the Makin review added.

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Smyth was a prominent barrister as well as a lay preacher - a member of the congregation who delivers sermons but is not ordained - who ran summer camps for young Christians.

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Mr Sharif told Ms Batool's barrister, Caroline Carberry KC, that the social worker's notes were not true.

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