pettifogger [
'petifɒgә]
n. 讼棍, 骗人的律师, 欺诈者, 诡辩者
[法] 讼棍, 卑劣的律师, 非正式律师
pettifogger[ noun ]- a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
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- a disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections
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Pettifogger \Pet"ti*fog`ger\, n.
A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods
are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.
A pettifogger was lord chancellor. --Macaulay.