Meanings
nounbarristering (uncountable)
- uncountableThe activity of working as a barrister
Somehow, despite the demands of his chosen careers — a “schizoid business of being a writer who had barristering as a day job,” he said — Mr. Mortimer also found time to pursue his lifelong interest in women, write for newspapers and keep up the garden nurtured by his father[…].
2009 January 17, Helen T. Verongos, “John Mortimer, Barrister and Writer Who Created Rumpole, Dies at 85”, in New York Times
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barristering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/barristering
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