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barrister

UK/ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/

barrister noun: a lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.

Noun

barrister (plural barristers)

  1. (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

barrister meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

barrister in Hindi

बैरिस्टर

barrister in Tamil

வக்கீல், வழக்குரைஞர், அறவுரைஞர், சீமை வழக்காடி, மா வழக்கறிஞர், மாவழக்கறிஞர் பட்டம் பெற்றவர்

barrister in Marathi

बॅरिस्टर, बॅरिसटर

barrister in Urdu

بیرسٹر, بارسٹر
More languagesFewer languages
barrister in Bengali
ব্যারিস্টার, উচ্চ আদালতের আইনজীবী
barrister in Telugu
బ్యారిస్టర్
barrister in Malayalam
അഭിഭാഷകൻ
barrister in Kannada
ಕಟ್ಟಳೆಯರಿಗ
barrister in Punjabi
ਬੈਰਿਸਟਰ
barrister in Gujarati
બેરિસ્ટર
barrister in Odia
ବାରିଷ୍ଟର, ବାରିଷ୍ଟର୍, ବ୍ଯାରିସ୍ଟର
barrister in Nepali
ब्यारिस्टर, बैरिस्टर, ब्यारिस्टार
barrister in Thai
เนติบัณฑิต nee-dtì-ban-dìt

Examples of barrister in a sentence

  • Barristers who are members of another Inn may join Lincoln's Inn as an ad eundem member.
  • My father was a barrister by profession.
  • It is the duty of the individual juror to strive to avoid any misappreciation of the evidence, no matter how it is represented by the barristers.

All 16 example sentences with barrister

Forms of barrister

pluralbarristers

Plural of barrister: barristers

Origin of barrister

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

Words formed from barrister

Questions about barrister

What does barrister mean?
Barrister means a lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
What is barrister in Hindi?
Barrister in Hindi is बैरिस्टर. See Barrister meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is barrister?
Barrister is a noun.
How do you pronounce barrister?
Barrister is pronounced /ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
What is the plural of barrister?
The plural of barrister is barristers.

Words near barrister in the dictionary

  1. barriques
  2. Barris
  3. Barrises
  4. barrista
  5. barristas
  6. barrister
  7. barrister's bands
  8. barrister's block
  9. barristerial
  10. barristering
  11. barristers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barrister (page history and authors); barrister (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrister (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrister (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrister (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); barrister (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); barrister (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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