noun
- a person who commits barratry; one who engages in fraudulent or criminal conduct at sea, such as deliberately damaging or sinking a ship for insurance money
Usage: archaic; legal; maritime
Examples
- The barretor was prosecuted for intentionally setting fire to the merchant vessel to collect insurance.
- Maritime law has long punished the barretor who conspires to wreck a ship for profit.
- Historical records document several notorious barretors who operated along the coast in the 18th century.