shyster
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noun \ˈshīs-tər\Definition of SHYSTER
: a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
See Origin of SHYSTER
probably from German Scheisser, literally, defecator
First Known Use: 1844
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