English noun: barrister | |||
1. | barrister (person) a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution | ||
Broader (hypernym) | attorney, lawyer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Counsel to the Crown, sergeant, sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law | ||
Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||