barrister
noun
[ ˈbarɪstə ]
• a person called to the bar and entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts.
Similar:
advocate,
lawyer,
professional pleader,
counsel,
Queen's Counsel,
QC,
defending counsel,
prosecuting counsel,
attorney,
counselor(-at-law),
brief,
serjeant-at-law,
the Bar,
Origin:
late Middle English: from the noun bar1, perhaps on the pattern of minister .
