shyster
a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices.
Origin of shyster
1Other words from shyster
- shy·ster·ism, noun
Words that may be confused with shyster
- ambulance chaser, mouthpiece, pettifogger, shyster
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How to use shyster in a sentence
"None of your pin-head two-by-four shysters that you see here in the East," exclaimed Mr. Sleighter.
The Major | Ralph ConnorSomehow, the well-to-do people do not get into the hands of shysters.
The Best Policy | Elliott FlowerThere are tyrants and shysters in all positions, and especially those dressed in subordinate authority.
The Wound Dresser | Walt WhitmanOne who does business trickily; a person without professional honor: used chiefly of lawyers; as, pettifoggers and shysters.
By Advice of Counsel | Arthur TrainYou've taken back what's your own, in your own way, without havin' to give law-shysters the biggest part for gettin' it.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman Day
British Dictionary definitions for shyster
/ (ˈʃaɪstə) /
informal, mainly US a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods
Origin of shyster
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