Noah Webster
Barrator
BAR'RATOR, noun [Latin ferto; Eng.barter. See Barter.]
1. One who frequently excites suits at law; a common mover and maintainer of suits and controversies; an encourager of litigation.
2. The master of a ship, who commits any fraud, in the management of the ship, or in relation to his duties as master, by which the owner or insurers are injured.