barrator.
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.
Meaning & usage
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.
One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently. One who buys or sells political or ecclesiastic offices.
One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently. A judge who accepts bribes.
One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently. A ship's master who commits gross fraud or barratry.
A quarrelsome person, one who fights, a bully.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English baratour, from Old French barateor (“deceiver”), from Old French barater, bareter (“to deceive, cheat, barter”). Compare barter (intransitive verb).
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