Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Barrister \Bar"ris*ter\, n. [From {Bar}, n.]
   Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and
   undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from
   an attorney or solicitor. See {Attorney}. [Eng.]

Source : WordNet®

barrister
     n : a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law