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SHYSTER
shyster, pettifogger
(noun) a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
shyster (plural shysters)
Someone who acts in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
Synonym: pettifogger
Verb
shyster (third-person singular simple present shysters, present participle shystering, simple past and past participle shystered)
(intransitive) To act in a disreputable, unethical, or unscrupulous way, especially in the practice of law and politics.
(transitive) To exploit (someone or something) in this way.
Anagrams
• thyrses
Source: Wiktionary
Shy"ster, n. Etym: [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.]
Definition: A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. [Slang, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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