barrister en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
From bar (a collective term for lawyers or the legal profession) and the suffix -ster.
Meanings
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(Australia, Ireland, New-Zealand, UK) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
Postmen, binmen, dock workers, even barristers are now on strike. Where will all this end?
2022 September 7, Philip Haigh, “Comment: More strikes and poor morale”, in RAIL, number 965, page 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barristers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
barristership · junior barrister · barristress · revising barrister · barristering · barristerial · utter barrister
Relateds
Translations (34)
de Barrister (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · de Rechtsanwältin (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · ja 弁護士 (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · pt barrister (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · uk адвока́т (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · de Anwältin (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · el συνηγόρος (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · fi asianajaja (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · th เนติบัณฑิต (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · ru ба́рристер (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · fr avocat (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · uk ба́ристер (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · pl adwokatka (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · es legalista (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · ru адвока́т (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · nrf homme d'affaithes (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · nrf avocat (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · ga abhcóide (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · fr avocate (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · pl adwokat (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · pdt Ofkot (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · ro avocat (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · is málafærslumaður (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · et advokaat (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · cmn 律師 /律师 (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · cy bargyfreithiwr (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · nl advocaat (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · nl advocate (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · de Rechtsanwalt (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · eo advokato (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · it avvocato (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · ro avocată (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · de Anwalt (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts) · bg адвока́т (lawyer with the right to speak as an advocate in higher lawcourts)