shyster

[ shahy-ster ]
/ ˈʃaɪ stər /
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noun Informal.

a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods.
a person who gets along by petty, sharp practices.

Origin of shyster

1835–45, Americanism; probably < German Scheisser, equivalent to scheiss(en) to shit + -er -er1; final -ser conformed to -ster

OTHER WORDS FROM shyster

shy·ster·ism, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH shyster

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Words nearby shyster

shy away from, shy-drager syndrome, shylock, shymkent, shypoo, shyster, shīn, si, si derived unit, si quaeris peninsulam amoenam, circumspice, si unit

Words related to shyster

chiseler, trickster, mouthpiece, cheater, scammer, pettifogger

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British Dictionary definitions for shyster

shyster
/ (ˈʃaɪstə) /

noun

informal, mainly US a person, esp a lawyer or politician, who uses discreditable or unethical methods

Word Origin for shyster

C19: probably based on Scheuster, name of a disreputable 19th-century New York lawyer