barrator

Also barra·ter,

[bar-uh-ter]

noun

Law.

1. a person who commits barratry.

ˈbarrator

/ ˈbærətə /

noun

1. a person guilty of barratry

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈbarrator¹

1350–1400; Middle English barettour brawler, fighter < Anglo-French barretor, barator, Old French barateor, equivalent to barat ( er ) to make a disturbance, baret ( er ) to trick, cheat (< Vulgar Latin *prattāre < Greek prā́ttein to do, perform, manage; practical ) + -eor -ator

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈbarrator¹

C14: from Old French barateor , from barater to _barter