barrator

ˈbærətə

Definition

Definition of barrator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal troublemaker

TECH.

one who engages in vexatious litigation

TECH.

The barrator was well-known in the local courts for his numerous frivolous lawsuits.

litigant

plaintiff

maritime

TECH.

ship's master committing fraud at sea

TECH.

The barrator endangered the ship with his fraud.

cheat

fraudster

swindler

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Origin of barrator

Old French, barateor (deceiver)

Examples of barrator in a sentence

Judges were frustrated by the barrator's constant legal antics.
The barrator was caught falsifying the ship's logs.
Authorities arrested the barrator for his deceitful actions at sea.

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French:chicaneur, capitaine coupable de barraterie, ...
German:Prozesshansel, Betrüger, ...
Italian:piantagrane, barratore, ...
Spanish:pleitista, barrator, ...
Portuguese:litigante contumaz, autor da barataria, ...
Chinese:诉讼狂, 诈欺船长, ...
Japanese:訴訟好き, 詐欺師, ...
Arabic:مُقَاضٍ كَيْدِي, بَرَّاتور, ...
Hebrew:בָּרָאטוֹר, רַב חוֹבֵל רַמַּאי, ...
Russian:сутяга, барратор, ...
Ukrainian:позивач, шахрай, ...
Hindi:विवादकर्ता, बैराटर, ...
Bengali:মামলাবাজ, প্রতারক, ...
Catalan:litigant, capità fraudulent, ...
Czech:kverulant, podvodně jednající lodní kapitán, ...
Danish:retssøger, skibsfører, ...
Dutch:proceszuchtige, fraudeur, ...
Greek:δικαστικός, απατεώνας καπετάνιος, ...
Hungarian:pereskedő, hajóskapitány, aki tengeri csalást követ el, ...
Khmer:បុគ្គលដែលប្តឹងក្ដីដោយឥតមូលហេតុដើម្បីរំខានអ្នកដទៃ, មេកប៉ាល់ដែលប្រព្រឹត្តការក្លែងបន្លំនៅសមុទ្រ, ...
Korean:소송꾼, 사기꾼 선장, ...
Persian:مزاحم قانونی, کاپیتان متقلب, ...
Polish:procesoman, kapitan oszust, ...
Portuguese (BR):litigante contumaz, fraudador marítimo, ...
Romanian:litigant, căpitan fraudulos, ...
Swedish:processmakare, barratör, ...
Thai:ผู้ก่อกวนทางกฎหมาย, นายเรือฉ้อโกง, ...
Turkish:dava kışkırtıcısı, sahtekar, ...
Vietnamese:người gây rối pháp lý, thuyền trưởng gian lận, ...

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Definition of barrator - Reverso English Dictionary

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