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Pettifogger

nounid 113964·updated May 18, 2026
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a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
quibblershyster
plural
Pettifoggers
possessive
Pettifogger's
pluralpossessive
Pettifoggers'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a disputant who quibbles
§2
a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods

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