champertor

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noun

One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.

OriginFrench champarteur →
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Meanings

nounchampertor (plural champertors)

plural champertors

  1. historicallawOne guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.

Origin

  1. Frenchchamparteur“a divider of fields or field rent”
  2. Englishchampertor

From French champarteur (“a divider of fields or field rent”). See champerty.

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champertor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champertor

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“champertor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/champertor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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