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shyster


shy·ster

noun \ˈshīs-tər\

Definition of SHYSTER

: a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
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Origin of SHYSTER

probably from German Scheisser, literally, defecator
First Known Use: 1844

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with SHYSTER

meister

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