barrister
noun
bar·ris·ter
ˈber-ə-stər 
ˈba-rə-
: a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
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Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2026
The barrister and her actor husband George have just touched down in the Italian city ahead of this evening's Winter Olympics opening ceremony—and Amal's crisp travel look is so Italian, and so chic.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 6 Feb. 2026
The barrister was good as gold in a custom Maison Margiela halter.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Parti has been developing the six-part series for years, working with Imran Mahmood, a criminal barrister, novelist, and screenwriter.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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barrister
noun
bar·ris·ter
ˈbar-ə-stər
1
: a lawyer who argues cases before a British court
especially
: one who is allowed to argue before a British high court compare solicitor
Note: Many countries in the Commonwealth (as England and Australia) and the Republic of Ireland divide the legal profession into barristers and solicitors. In Canada, every lawyer is both a barrister and a solicitor, although individual lawyers may describe themselves as one or the other. Scotland uses the term advocate to refer to lawyers allowed to argue cases in its courts.
2
: lawyer
Etymology
Middle English barrester, from barre bar + -ster (as in legister lawyer)
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