barrator, barrater
(noun) someone guilty of barratry
Source: WordNet® 3.1
barrator (plural barrators)
One who is guilty of barratry, vexing others with frequent and often groundless lawsuits; a brangler and pettifogger.
One who abuses their office by dealing fraudulently.
(obsolete) One who buys or sells political or ecclesiastic offices.
A judge who accepts bribes.
(maritime, admiralty legal) A ship's master who commits gross fraud or barratry.
(archaic) A quarrelsome person, one who fights, a bully.
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ra*tor, n. Etym: [OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver, fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See Barter, v. i.]
Definition: One guilty of barratry.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
