barrator
[ bar-uh-ter ]
nounLaw.
a person who commits barratry.
Origin of barrator
1- Also bar·ra·ter, barretor.
Words Nearby barrator
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How to use barrator in a sentence
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. SlatteryThe great barrator made no hypocritical pretence of desiring peace.
The Drama Of Three Hundred & Sixty-Five Days | Hall CaineThe 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
Origin of barrator
1C14: from Old French barateor, from barater to barter
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