Definition of pettifogger Pettifogger
pet•ti•fog•ger
We found 7 definitions of pettifogger from 5 different sources.
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What does pettifogger mean?
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| pettifogger - a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections | ||
| quibbler, caviller, caviler | ||
| malcontent a person who is discontented or disgusted | ||
| pettifogger - a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods | ||
| shyster | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pettifogger (n.)
A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pettifogger
pet′i-fog-ėr, n. a lawyer who practises only in paltry cases.—v.i. Pett′ifog, to play the pettifogger.—n. Pett′ifoggery, mean tricks: quibbles.—adj. Pett′ifogging. [Petty, and obs. fog, to cheat (cf. Old Dut. focker).]
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🔤- pettifogger, noun, singular of pettifoggers.
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