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plural of pettifogger
Synonyms of pettifoggers
1
as in Philadelphia lawyers, ambulance chasers
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pettifoggers
2
as in hairsplitters, quibblers
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pettifoggers
- educationists
- [chiefly British],
- educators,
- instructors,
- pedagogues
- (also pedagogs),
- preceptors,
- schoolteachers,
- teachers
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