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pettifogger
noun
- a lawyer who handles petty cases, esp. one who uses unethical methods in conducting trumped-up cases
- a trickster; cheater
- a quibbler; caviler
Related Forms:
- pettifog intransitive verb pettifogged, pettifogging
- pettifoggery noun
See pettifogger in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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