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barrister

bar·ris·ter

UK/ˈbæɹ.ɪst.ə(ɹ)/ US/ˈbɛrɪstɜr/ uncommon uk

noun

1.

a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law

Origin

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

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