barrister

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

Etymology

From bar (a collective term for lawyers or the legal profession) and the suffix -ster.

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