barrister bar‧ris‧ter [ˈbærstə ǁ -ər] noun [countable]
LAW a lawyer in Britain who has joined the bar and is qualified to represent a case in the higher courts — compare lawyer, solicitor
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barrister UK US /ˈbærɪstər/ noun [C]
► LAW a type of lawyer in the UK, Australia, and some other countries who is qualified to give specialist legal advice and can argue a case in both higher and lower law courts
Financial and business terms. 2012.