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Pettifogger

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
quibblershyster
plural
Pettifoggers
possessive
Pettifogger's
pluralpossessive
Pettifoggers'