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