barrister
noun
bar·ris·ter ˈber-ə-stər 
ˈba-rə-
: a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Stacking barrister’s bookcases are still sought after by collectors. 
Jerry L. Dobesh, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Branson was born in 1950 in Blackheath, southeast London, the son of Ted, a barrister, and Eve, a former actress, ballet dancer and air hostess. Rachel Sylvester For The Times, Robb Report, 18 July 2022 The government said the move -- less than the increase demanded by the lawyers -- would boost the average pay of a criminal barrister by about £7,000 ($8,508). Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 Former barrister Bill Shipsey wrote in The Irish Times that, by accepting the appointments, the two men had risked undermining the reputation of the Irish judiciary. Dominic Dudley, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Amal Clooney is a barrister by day and a party girl by night. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 July 2022 Sam works for a prestigious Chambers, and is a highly intelligent and strategic barrister. Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 June 2022 The eldest son of the late Christopher Tolkien, Simon Tolkien worked as a London barrister, specializing in criminal defense, before leaving to pursue a career as a writer. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 19 July 2022 Daniel Sokol, a London barrister and medical ethicist, said the form would be invalid under English and Welsh law. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 July 2022 See More
Jerry L. Dobesh, oregonlive, 3 Sep. 2022 Branson was born in 1950 in Blackheath, southeast London, the son of Ted, a barrister, and Eve, a former actress, ballet dancer and air hostess. Rachel Sylvester For The Times, Robb Report, 18 July 2022 The government said the move -- less than the increase demanded by the lawyers -- would boost the average pay of a criminal barrister by about £7,000 ($8,508). Katharine Gemmell, Bloomberg.com, 30 June 2022 Former barrister Bill Shipsey wrote in The Irish Times that, by accepting the appointments, the two men had risked undermining the reputation of the Irish judiciary. Dominic Dudley, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 Amal Clooney is a barrister by day and a party girl by night. Alice Newbold, Vogue, 13 July 2022 Sam works for a prestigious Chambers, and is a highly intelligent and strategic barrister. Jem Aswad, Variety, 21 June 2022 The eldest son of the late Christopher Tolkien, Simon Tolkien worked as a London barrister, specializing in criminal defense, before leaving to pursue a career as a writer. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 19 July 2022 Daniel Sokol, a London barrister and medical ethicist, said the form would be invalid under English and Welsh law. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English barrester, from barre bar + -ster (as in legister lawyer)
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
barrister
noun
bar·ris·ter ˈbar-ə-stər
1
: a lawyer who argues cases before a British court
especially : one who is allowed to argue before a British high court compare solicitor
Note: Many countries in the Commonwealth (as England and Australia) and the Republic of Ireland divide the legal profession into barristers and solicitors. In Canada, every lawyer is both a barrister and a solicitor, although individual lawyers may describe themselves as one or the other. Scotland uses the term advocate to refer to lawyers allowed to argue cases in its courts.
2
: lawyer