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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