shyster
Meaning of shyster
- a person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous, fraudulent, or deceptive methods in business.
an ambulance-chasing shyster
this guy makes used-car salesmen and shyster real-estate agents look good
mid 19th century: said to be from Scheuster, the name of a lawyer whose behaviour provoked accusations of ‘scheuster’ practices, perhaps reinforced by German Scheisser ‘worthless person’.
Information about shyster
- It is a name.
- The plural form of shyster is: shysters.
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Hyphenation of shyster
shys-ter
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- shyster is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
shyster synonyms
Meaning pettifogger:
Anagrams of shyster
Words that rhyme with shyster
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