Thesaurus: pettifogger

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1. n. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
2. n. a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
3. n. a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
4. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer. A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay.
5. A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methodsare mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.A pettifogger was lord chancellor. Macaulay.
6. n a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods n a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections