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bar·ra·tor or barrater bar′·ra·ter (bar′ə tər, ber′-)
noun
a person guilty of barratry
Origin: ME baratour < OFr barateor, swindler < barater, to cheat < barate, fraud, strife < ON baratta, quarrel < berja, to beat < IE base *bher-, to cut > L ferire, to strike, kill
bar·ra·tor also bar·ra·ter (bărˈə-tər)
noun One who engages in barratry.
Origin: Middle English baratour, from Old French barateour, swindler, from barater, to cheat, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *prattāre, from Greek prāttein, to do.
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