pettifogger Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
shyster.
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noun a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
caviler; quibbler; caviller.
WordNet
Pet"ti*fog`ger noun
Definitions
A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay.
