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Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pettifogger
- educationist
- [chiefly British],
- educator,
- instructor,
- pedagogue
- (also pedagog),
- preceptor,
- schoolteacher,
- teacher
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“Pettifogger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pettifogger. Accessed 31 Mar. 2020.
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The first known use of pettifogger was in 1564
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