as in lawyers
chiefly US, informal
a person who is dishonest especially in politics or in the practice of law
—often used before another noun
a shyster lawyer
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Recent Examples of shysters
The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shysters
lawyers
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Even if there were issues with her mortgage, Cook’s lawyers argue that still would not justify her firing, because she was not given proper due process to challenge her termination, and her personal mortgage application does not constitute professional misconduct.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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His lawyers argued for a more lenient sentence, pointing to the harm caused to his family by the Unification Church.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Shysters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shysters. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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