Barristering
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The activity of working as a barrister uncountable
"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[…]."
Example
More examples"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[…]."
Etymology
From barrister + -ing.
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