barrister
nounHow many syllables in barrister?
There are 3 syllables in the word barrister.How to pronounce barrister:
Definition of barrister:
- barrister (noun):
- a lawyer who is qualified to plead in the higher courts
- a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution.
- a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an english superior court compare solicitor
Synonyms for barrister:
advocate
attorney
counsel
counsel to the crown
lawyer
q.c.
queen's counsel
sergeant
sergeant-at-law
serjeant
serjeant-at-law
solicitor
Antonyms for barrister:
accused
accuser
client
culprit
defendant
offender
perpetrator
plaintiff
prisoner
suspect
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- barriers
- barracker
- baroque
- barium
- barbequed
- barbeque
- barbarous
- barbarion
- barbaric
- barangay
- bandwagon
- balmoral
- ballistic
- ballantine
- bakelite
- backstabber
- bacilli
- bacchanal
- bacardi
- babylon
- azotea
- ayala
- awakened
- averring
- avenger
- avalanches
- autopsy
- automate
- autistic
- authorize
- aujourdhui
- augustus
- auditor
- audited
- audio
- attrition
- attachment
- atrophy
- atrium
- atria
- atopy
- atopic
- atomies
- astrolabe
- astringent
- astraeus
- asteroids
- asteroid
- asterisk
- assurance
- … more
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