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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHAMPERTOR

n.[See Champerty. ] In law, one who is guilty of champerty, which see.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHAMPERTOR

Cham "per *tor, n. Etym: [F. champarteur a divider of fields or field rent. See Champerty. ] (Law )

 

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