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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.
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.