noun
- a person who habitually stirs up lawsuits or quarrels
Usage: legal; archaic
Examples
- The court identified him as a barrator who filed frivolous lawsuits.
- Medieval laws were enacted to punish barrators who disrupted communities.
- She was known as a barrator for constantly starting legal disputes.
- The judge warned against barrators clogging the court system.
- Historical records show barrators were often fined or imprisoned.