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Barrator

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Ba'rrator. n.s. [from barat, old Fr. from which is still retained barateur, a cheat.] A wrangler, and encourager of law suits.

Will it not reflect as much on thy character, Nic, to turn barrator in thy old days, a stirrer up of quarrels amongst thy neighbours. Arbuthnot's History of J. Bull.

Sources: Arbuthnot, John (227)

Attributes: French (385) · Noun Substantive (1269)

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