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pettifogger |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pettifogger \Pet"ti*fog`ger\, n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. A pettifogger was lord chancellor. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pettifogger n 1: a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods [syn: {shyster}] 2: a disputant who quibbles [syn: {quibbler}]
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