barrator (English, noun)
expansion: barrator (plural barrators)
Senses:
glosses: One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.
glosses: One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently.
One who buys or sells political or ecclesiastic offices.
tags: obsolete
glosses: One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently.
A judge who accepts bribes.
topics: maritime
nautical
transport
glosses: One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently.
A ship's master who commits gross fraud or barratry.
glosses: A quarrelsome person, one who fights, a bully.
tags: archaic
Forms:
form: barrators
tags: plural
form: barrater
tags: alternative
form: barretor
tags: alternative