barrator
/ˈbæɹətɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.
noun
One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently.
noun
One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently.
Example Sentences
- "But by Hawk. P. C. bk. 1, c. 21, if such suits are merely groundless, and brought only with a design to oppress the defendants, such a man may as properly be called a barrator as if he had stirred up others to bring them."
- "I care not though men call me impudent, / Smooth-tongu'd, audacious, petulant, abhominable, / Forger of vvords and lie, contentious Barretour, / Old, vvinding, bragging, teſty, crafty fox."
Etymology
From Middle English baratour, from Old French barateor (“deceiver”), from Old French barater, bareter (“to deceive, cheat, barter”). Compare barter (intransitive verb).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: baratour, barateor, barater