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Webster 1913 Edition


Barrator

Bar′ra-tor

,
Noun.
[OE.
baratour
, OF.
barateor
deceiver, fr. OF.
barater
,
bareter
, to deceive, cheat, barter. See
Barter
,
Verb.
I.
]
One guilty of barratry.

Webster 1828 Edition


Barrator

BAR'RATOR

,
Noun.
[L. ferto; Eng.barter. See Barter.]
1.
One who frequently excites suits at law; a common mover and maintainer of suits and controversies; an encourager of litigation.
2.
The master of a ship, who commits any fraud, in the management of the ship, or in relation to his duties as master, by which the owner or insurers are injured.

Definition 2024


barrator

barrator

English

Noun

barrator (plural barrators)

  1. One who is guilty of barratry.