Origin: 1350–1400;Middle Englishbarettour brawler, fighter < Anglo-Frenchbarretor, barator,Old Frenchbarateor, equivalent to barat(er) to make a disturbance, baret(er) to trick, cheat (< Vulgar Latin*prattāre < Greekprā́ttein to do, perform, manage; see practical) + -eor-ator