Shyster Definition
shīstər
shysters
noun
shysters
A person, esp. a lawyer, who uses unethical or tricky methods; pettifogger.
Webster's New World
An unethical, unscrupulous practitioner, especially of law.
American Heritage
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shystersOrigin of Shyster
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Probably alteration of German Scheisser son of a bitch, bastard from scheissen to defecate from Middle High German schīzen from Old High German skīzzan skei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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The origin is mostly likely from German Scheißer (“incompetent worthless person"), from scheißen (“to defecate"), probably influenced by -ster
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