shyster

☆ shy·ster (s̸hī′stər)

noun

Slang a person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unethical or tricky methods; pettifogger

Etymology: earlier shuyster, prob. altered < Ger scheisser, defecator

Converse of object

trust: And those who never trusted the shysters in the first place.

Modifies a noun

lawyer: First, the shyster lawyer, without principle or mercy, then his brutal clerks, sly and grafting.

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