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pettifogger
noun as in ambulance chaser
noun as in caviler
Weak match
noun as in impostor
noun as in shyster
Strong matches
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Now, which was the best pedigree, that of the son of the pastry-cook, or that of the son of the pettifogger?
Thinking it well beneath me to measure words with this knavish pettifogger, I looked beyond him and spoke to his master.
A happy thought suggested itself—one worthy of the unscrupulous theological pettifogger that he is.
Pettifogger, pet′i-fog-ėr, n. a lawyer who practises only in paltry cases.
Anything can be proved by two false witnesses—thinks the pettifogger.
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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pettifogger, such as: attorney, lawyer, legal eagle, shyster, and unethical attorney.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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