Barrator Definition
barətər, berətər
noun
One who engages in barratry.
American Heritage
A person guilty of barratry.
Webster's New World
One who commits barratry. Also called barrato or common barrator.
Webster's New World Law
One who is guilty of barratry.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- barrater
Other Word Forms of Barrator
Noun
Singular:
barrator
Plural:
barratorsOrigin of Barrator
Middle English baratour from Old French barateour swindler from barater to cheat perhaps from Vulgar Latin prattāre from Greek prāttein to do
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English baratour, Old French barateor deceiver, from Old French barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See barter (intransitive verb).
From Wiktionary
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